Show AMBICA'S SAG HIGHLIGHTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY WASHINGTON AT VALLEY FORGE FORGEr r i to J r k a q While Washington and his force Coree met the British army men men 4 starved and froze in the withdrawing from Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- winter of 78 1777 at Valley phia and fought them on Forge the British lived In equal terms in Monmouth comfort at Philadelphia 20 NJ comfort at Philadelphia 20 miles away Valley Forge was originally original ly Iy chosen for strategic reaSons reasons rea sons essentially as an army training center and General Washington's plans during that winter were well But nut negligence and mismanagement mismanagement on the part of others particularly in the commissary department and andin andin andin in the transport service almost destroyed the Continental Con Con- Continental army during the encampment The abnormally cold and long winter exhausted Washington's Wash Wash- Washington's ington's army to a handful of poorly equipped sick hungry men But 10 days after leaving Valley Forge the revived Continental NJ Morale and proper discipline discipline dis were the primary factors that led to the impressive impressive im lm showing on the battlefield The battle was the chance for revenge the Continentals had been waiting waiting wait wait- ing for while camped in the frozen fields of Valley Forge FC Yohn's painting entitled entitled en en- titled Washington at Valley Forge depicts a deeply concerned concerned con con- General Washington saluting some haggard look ing soldiers pulling and pushing a wood laden wagon through deep mud and snow This piece of oC art artis artis artis is part of oC a historical paintings paintings paintings paintings' paint paint- ings ings' collection owned by byThe byThe byThe The Continental Insurance Companies |