history
Storyboard Text
- Slide: 1
- The Winter at Valley Forge (1777)
- The winter at valley forge was harsh. They decided that winter to set camp outside of the city. The army suffered from a supply crisis, but most managed to stay clothes and fed. A new intense training was set in place by Baron Friedrich as well, and the soldiers came from barely trained to outstanding soldiers.
- Slide: 2
- George Washington's Quarters
- Cold weather was approaching rapidly, and the army needed to move. George Washington chose valley forge on the Schuylkill river 20 miles NW of Philadelphia. Valley forge was easily defensible, given its high ground and being near the river. But it was still close enough for Washington to keep an eye on the British.
- Slide: 3
- Soldiers Quarters
- The army's engineers built about 2000 huts. 1200 to 1400 had to use them. The huts were housed along the military street, they got material from the forest near. Each hut took about a week to build. Washington ordered all the huts to have two windows, and defense trenches protected them.
- Slide: 4
- Problems Faced by the Soldiers #1
- Slide: 5
- Problems Faced by the Soldiers #2
- Slide: 6
- Training with Baron Fredrick von Steuben
Over 30 Million Storyboards Created
No Downloads, No Credit Card, and No Login Needed to Try!
