He selected Valley Forge to stay for the winter because it was only 20 miles from Philadelphia and they were on high ground. It also provided a launching point for soldiers in the winter campaign. THey also were right next to a river which helped them a lot.
Problems Faced by the Soldiers #1
George Washington added to windows to each house so they could protect the houses. They made 2,000 log huts with lumber from the trees.
Problems Faced by the Soldiers #2
The soldiers started making houses out of lumber and they made them for everyone. They had there own food in all of there huts.
Training with Baron Fredrick von Steuben
They had a clothing shortage and they did not have a lot of food. They could not find the food.
They struggled with not being sick. Almost everyone had a disease at one point and some of them died but some stayed alive.
He made a group of a hundred men that did a drill maneuver that only made them use their arms. He educated them on the basics of soldiering.
go to the left and lift your right arm.
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