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Valley Forge: A Tragedy of the American Revolution

2023-01-20 18:16:50

General Washington and its soldiers seek evacuation after the White Marsh fight in the White Marsh fight and the last big fight of 1777 Washington wanted to search for an annual winter camp 22 miles northwest of Philadelphia It was. In December 1977, Valley of Fudge was able to protect 120 thousand soldiers, from hills and rivers that broke out of surprise attacks from England. Construction of these cottages is fairly primitive in the cold winter, the cabin has little fever, and each cottage needs 80 logs

Sick soldier, cabin, bad ventilation, vomiting. These are just a few of the harsh conditions called the Valley Forge of American Revolutionary Winter Winter Camp. Due to the harsh environment provided by Valley Forge, many soldiers retreated. If I are a soldier of Valley Forge, I will give up with a sharp increase in the number of deaths, a harsh atmosphere, and whether it is worth staying. Death is definitely a problem for Valley Forge. For example, in February 1778, there were 8000 soldiers in Valley Forge (Doc A). Half of 8000 soldiers are sick. Indeed, the estimated number of American soldiers who died was 1,800 (Source A). This shows how difficult it is to survive in Valley Forge. A doctor named Dr. Albigence Waldo wrote a diary about his experiences there. He stated that the soldier and how he was sick and said he "vomited half the time" (document C)

In December, Washington and his army arrived in Valley Forge in 1777. About 18 miles northwest of Valley Forge, to Philadelphia. The main purpose of quoting is "The enthusiasm for this revolution is 100 times higher ... in Paris, the whole United States has it." It is that more soldiers in Paris worked together and more enthusiastic about America. Looking at file C, Dr. Waldo wrote a small diary. On December 14, 1777 Dr. Wald wrote a diary about what happened to Valley Forge. Due to the weather, many troops were sick. Dr. Walde wrote: "Unexpectedly healthy troops are starting to get sick for the ongoing fatigue of the battle." I hate it, I do not like cooking, and he vomited half the time, but there was no meat. (Document C)