On December 19th 1777 Washington took his troops to Valley forge
The army was obviously in poor condition, many sick, cold, and starving.
Sick
Cold
Hungry
More then 2000 soldiers lost due to these diseases, but during February 1778 Prussian General Baron Fredrich Von Steuben joined the camp and helped train.
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An officer named Marquis de Lafayette also joined for freedom and helped supply them.
This caused an alliance between the French and American