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Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
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Valley Forge is located in Pennsylvania. On December 19,1777, George Washington led his ill, tired, and disheartened 12,000 man army into Valley Forge to spend six months of suffering. The Continental Army was merely following the British who were staying in Philadelphia and planned to capture it. No battles were fought in Valley Forge. Despite that, it is known throughout history as the "turning point of the revolution." Firstoff, the french alliance was formed during the army's stay in Valley Forge. Also, during the armys stay they were trained by Prussian General, Baron Von Steuben. He taught the army proper military tecniques and drilled them. After being trained by Steuben the army was much stronger. Much suffering occured during the armies stay in Valley Forge. The suffering was so extensive that it is hard to give you a picture of just how much. They were ill-equipped and were poorly fed. They were tired and disheartened. The snow was 6 feet deep. Most of the soldiers didn't even have clothes. Many soldiers wore rags and many got frostbite due too their lack of shoes. Lets put it this way, a lot of amputations ocurred during the army's stay in Valley Forge. In fact, many soldiers walked on the ice & snow with just rags wrapped around their feet. Disease plagued the army and sanitation wasn't existant. A few diseases that the went through the army were [|Typhus], [|typhoid], [|dysentery], and [|pneumonia]. The smell of the armys encampment was describe as "unbearable". 2,000 soldiers died in Valley Forge. The troops built huts for shelter but it hardly__ relieved them from the freezing conditions. The army was so poorly supplied that when somebody died there clothes and blankets were reused immediatley on somebody else. Many woman also stayed in Valley Forge. Some followed their husbands around in the army. Many famous individuals were in Valley Forge. Of course George Washington (his wife Martha for a short period of time), Alexander Hamilton, Benedict Arnold, etc.Conditions in Valley Forge were nearly unbearable for the army. It was a time of great suffering but also of great grain.

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