June,19,1778
December 19, 1977
On December 19, 1777
It is in present day New York.
Valley Forge is the place where Washington's army almost froze to death. A lot of the soldiers that had been wounded in previous battles actually did die from the freezing temperatures. At least 2,000 additional soldiers died at Valley Forge from diseases.
The American patriots faced a hard winter at Valley Forge.
Its not very far at all from Valley Forge to Philadelphia, about twenty-five miles. This was probably a two-day march for an army at that time, if the roads were dry, more if they were mud, and it could be done in one day but it would take all day and the troops would arrive at the end too tired to fight well. The British never bothered to come out of their snug, warm winter quarters in Philadelphia to attack Valley Forge, because they saw no need to. Mother Nature was keeping up a constant attack on Washington's men there, and doing a good job.
The last day of winter will be on March 19, 2014. The first day of spring will be on March 20, 2014.
Because the last day of winter is determined by when the vernal equinox occurs.
What animal do we watch on ________ Day to see how long winter will last
February 18
Washington didn't chop down a cherry tree nor say that he couldn't tell a lie. This was put in a book about him by Rev. Reams a 100 years after he died. Actually, Washington wasn't that honest in his dealings and he was very political. He lied to Congress about the amount of food and supplies his troops had at Valley Forge. His men at Valley Forge had 3 pounds of meat a day for food and were fully equipped with shoes and coats. He thought that if Congress knew this they would cut money to the troops. The US Park Service has proven this to be true about Valley Forge despite the fallacy of the winter spent there.
19th of March