valley forge
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- Slide: 1
- The Winter at Valley Forge (1777)
- Due to being defeated Valley Forge was very poor and required resources. But many people remain well-fed and clothed.
- Slide: 2
- George Washington's Quarters
- Washington Quarters was a brick house in Valley Forge.
- Slide: 3
- Soldiers Quarters
- Washington quarters consisted of 2,000 log cabins to store troops. At the end of the spring, each log cabin was ordered to have 2 windows.
- Slide: 4
- Problems Faced by the Soldiers #1
- Soldiers were far from the ideal amount of resources so they had to improvise and make new foods. One of the foods they made was "fire cake" a mixture of flour and water. This would sometimes be served with vegetables and soups.
- Slide: 5
- Problems Faced by the Soldiers #2
- While lacking clothing and much suffering, they were fully uniformed with the best units foraging and patrolling. But the conditions improved in february following a visit from the members of congress. And Washington lobbied to improve the army's supply situation for success.
- Slide: 6
- Training with Baron Fredrick von Steuben
- Baron Fredrick von Steuben spoke little to no English so it was hard training with him, but they learned the basics of drill in training with von Steuben. He was a member of the Prussian General staff and was deported from france.
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