Foreign officers helped General Washington during the Revolutionary War, by training them to use weapons properly, and how to fight the formal battles favored by the British. Within a month, the troops were executing drills with speed and precision. Because of this, the American Army emerged from Valley Forge as a more efficient and stronger fighting machine.
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George Washington did. He was the general of the Continental Army
By general Howe forcing george Washington out of Philadelphia.
There was NO war at valley forge. The Continental army (led by general George Washington) stoped at valley forge during the winter and trained. After the winter at valley forge there was a battle.
Valley Forge served as the winter encampment for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War from December 1777 to June 1778. Key figures at Valley Forge included General George Washington, who led the army, and prominent officers like Marquis de Lafayette and Baron von Steuben, who helped train and discipline the troops. The harsh conditions at Valley Forge tested the resolve of the soldiers, but the experience ultimately strengthened the army and its leadership.
Washington's gamble pays off and the death rate falls from the thousands.
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General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730-1794) , Prussian born, joined Washington at Valley Forge and took charge of teaching the troops and officers there how to drill. He wrote a drill manual which was used by the army for more than 40 years.
Foreign officers helped General Washington during the Revolutionary War, by training them to use weapons properly, and how to fight the formal battles favored by the British. Within a month, the troops were executing drills with speed and precision. Because of this, the American Army emerged from Valley Forge as a more efficient and stronger fighting machine.
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The NCO of the American military can be traced back to the War of Independence, when a Prussian general volunteered to assist George Washington during Valley Forge. The institution of an NCO to relay orders from the officers to the general enlisted ranks was new and ran counter to the traditional method of the British army at the time.
There was no battle of Valley Forge. Valley Forge is where General Washington and his troops camped out over the winter of 1777-1778.
He trained the soldiers.
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George Washington did. He was the general of the Continental Army