Birthplace of an Army: A Study of the Valley Forge EncampmentCommonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1976 - 145 էջ Washington wintered his troops at Valley Forge from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778. The encampment is located mainly in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The National Park headquarters and a portion of the camp are located in Schuylkill and Tredyffrin townships in Chester County. |
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... offer a potential water avenue of communications from the city , but it was blocked by Fort Mifflin , located on an island near the western bank , and Fort Mercer , on the New Jersey side . Realizing that Howe would now concentrate his ...
... offer a potential water avenue of communications from the city , but it was blocked by Fort Mifflin , located on an island near the western bank , and Fort Mercer , on the New Jersey side . Realizing that Howe would now concentrate his ...
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... offered some answers . Some eighteen miles from Philadelphia , it was too far for easy British attack yet close enough for the Americans to interfere with foraging parties from the city . General Louis Duportail , the very capable ...
... offered some answers . Some eighteen miles from Philadelphia , it was too far for easy British attack yet close enough for the Americans to interfere with foraging parties from the city . General Louis Duportail , the very capable ...
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... offer nothing but debased paper currency was also a major factor . Congress had granted authority to Washington to exer- cise what amounted to martial law , and there are records of numerous Valley Forge courts martial convicting local ...
... offer nothing but debased paper currency was also a major factor . Congress had granted authority to Washington to exer- cise what amounted to martial law , and there are records of numerous Valley Forge courts martial convicting local ...
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