VALLEY FORGE

WHY DID G.WASHINGTON CHOOSE VALLEY FORGE

• G.Washington choose Valley Forge because he could see General Howe's British army when they go to Philadelphia

VALLEY FORGE SHELTER

• Everybody except for the officers slept in six foot square canvas
• The canvasses weren't strong
• Some officers slept in farmhouses or huts
• During the winter some of the huts broke down

DATE STAYED

• The Patriots got to Valley Forge on December 19, 1777

TRAINER OF CONTINENTAL ARMY

• Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin also known as the Baron von Steuben volunteered as the trainer.

ADVANTAGE AT VALLEY FORGE

• Valley Forge was near Philadelphia where the Continental Congress met
• Valley Forge was a small valley so they would be more protected from the weather

Haiku
Cold days of suffer
It couldn't get any worse
A war we must win

SOURCE/CITATIONS

• http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/gemedia/amrev/revwar/vforge.htm
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