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The Marquis de Lafayette supported the American War of Independence and fought on behalf of the patriots. He joined the Continental Army at the age of nineteen and accompanied George Washington to Valley Forge. He used his own money to equipment and feed the troops.

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When did the American troops go to Valley Forge?

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What happened to the Continental Army in the winter camp at Valley Forge?

Forge, General Von Steuben , trained the American troops. The army was suffering from the cold weather and had no shoes so they had to rap clothes around there feet for a substitute at Valley Forge. Life was not easy at Valley Forge, as you can see.


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Site where the american army spent a bitter hungry and demoralizing winter in 1777?

Valley Forge is where American troops spent a bitter, hungry, and dispiriting winter. Valley Forge is located in the state of Pennsylvania.