The American Revolution, Episode 7: Valley Forge

A rag-tag collection of young men went into Valley Forge for the winter of 1777-8. An army walked out of Valley Forge. But at least 2000 men died at the Valley Forge winter encampment - a place where no battle was fought - because of disease, malnutrition, and clothing so inadequate for the winter that the relatively mild winter of 1777-8 is still remembered in the American subconscious as the worst winter ever. In this episode, we will discuss the particulars of Valley Forge, and look at the careers of three important immigrants whose paths crossed in this cold corner of Pennsylvania.

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