THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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guerrilla Warfare
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Valley Forge
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Ratify
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siege
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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: -In December, 1777, General George Washington moved the Continental Army to their winter quarters at Valley Forge.
Detailed explanation-3: -The particularly severe winter of 1777-1778 proved to be a great trial for the American army, and of the 11, 000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died from disease. However, the suffering troops were held together by loyalty to the Patriot cause and to General Washington, who stayed with his men.
Detailed explanation-4: -Friedrich Wilhelm Rudolf Gerhard August, Freiherr von Steuben, a Prussian military officer, arrives at General George Washington’s encampment at Valley Forge on February 23, 1778 and commences training soldiers in close-order drill, instilling new confidence and discipline in the demoralized Continental Army.