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There was never a battle at Valley Forge, as mistakenly thought by a few people. However, because of the terrible winter and lack of provisions, over 2000 men died from disease and starvation. Scurvy was rampant since the soldiers were not furnished with the proper nutrients in their diet of firecakes.

Valley Forge is where the modern American Army was born. When the men marched into Valley Forge, after a mean defeat in Germantown and Whitemarsh, they were a concoction of farmers, laborers, lawyers, doctors, etc., who were not used to battle. However, they all had one goal, to defeat the British and save their country. Ben Franklin arranged for Baron Von Steuben of Prussia to come to Valley Forge and train George Washington's men to the proper ways of the soldiery. These brave men marched out of Valley Forge as real Soldiers, ready to do battle with the British once more.

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When did the battle of Valley Forge end?

the battle of valley forge ended on june 19, 1778


What was the weather like at Valley Forge?

George Washington used Valley Forge as a military camp in the winter of 1777. They arrived in December. It was cold and windy, with temperatures often dipping below freezing and frequent snow. Thousands of men had died by the end of February of 1778, due in large part to the harsh conditions there.


Why did George Washington leave Valley Forge?

To fight the British during the Revolution. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania was just a place for the Colonials to wait during the winter months for the weather to get better again, when spring arrived.


What did they do in valley forge?

Pennsylvania encampment occupied by the American army from December 1777 to June 1778. The winter was particularly harsh, and the army was short on food, clothing, and supplies. But they hung on. The leadership of Commander-in-Chief George Washington and Baron von Steuben, the Prussian drill sergeant, kept the soldiers occupied and made them better, tougher soldiers in the end. In June 19, 1778, the army set out for New Jersey, where they fought the British to a stand-still just nine days later, at the Battle of Monmouth. Among the soldiers who were encamped with Washington at Valley Forge were Generals Nathanael Greene and Benedict Arnold; Alexander Hamilton, Washington's personal aide; the Marquis de Lafayette; and a man named John Marshall, who would go on to become the first famous Chief Justice of the United States. Valley Forge was not a battle.


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