THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Saratoga
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Lafayette
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de Galvez
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Valley Forge
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Detailed explanation-1: -Valley Forge is the location of the 1777-1778 winter encampment of the Continental Army under General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.
Detailed explanation-2: -On December 19, 1777, commander of the Continental Army George Washington, the future first president of the United States, leads his beleaguered troops into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Detailed explanation-3: -While wintering in the camp, soldiers worked together to build huts for shelter, but unsanitary conditions, and shortages of food and blankets contributed to the disease and exhaustion which continually plagued the camp.
Detailed explanation-4: -December 25-26, 1776 During the night, General Washington, General Henry Knox, and troops cross the Delaware in freezing winter weather to launch a surprise attack on British and Hessian mercenaries encamped at Trenton.
Detailed explanation-5: -After failing to retake Philadelphia, Washington led his 12, 000-man army into winter quarters at Valley Forge, located approximately 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Philadelphia.