EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Limited supplies, shelter and food
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Critical training of troops
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Desertion of soldiers
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The Continental Congress promised more money for soldiers
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Detailed explanation-1: -At Valley Forge, there were shortages of everything from food to clothing to medicine. Washington’s men were sick from disease, hunger, and exposure. The Continental Army camped in crude log cabins and endured cold conditions while the Redcoats warmed themselves in colonial homes.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-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: -After another defeat in Germantown in October, Washington encamped his army in Whitemarsh before moving to a more strategic location in Valley Forge. The Continental Army marched in to Valley Forge on December 19, 1777. For the next six months, Washington drilled his troops with the help of General von Steuben.