Supplies. AmericanRevolutionValleyForge1. People at valley forge. Winter. Valley Forge. A replica of a cabin in which soldiers would have lived at Valley Forge (unknown date) Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777–1778 during the American Revolutionary War. It is approximately 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia.[1] Starvation, disease, and exposure killed nearly 2,500 American soldiers by the end of February 1778.[2] Letter from George Washington, 1778 Washington at Valley Forge With winter almost setting in, and with the prospects for campaigning greatly diminishing, General George Washington sought quarters for his men. Washington and his troops had fought what was to be the last major engagement of 1777 at the Battle of White Marsh (or Edge Hill) in early December. Geography[edit] Though several locations were proposed, Washington selected Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Philadelphia.
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