Valley Forge

American  

noun

1. a village in SE Pennsylvania: winter quarters of Washington's army 1777–78.

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Valley Forge British  

noun

1. an area in SE Pennsylvania, northwest of Philadelphia: winter camp (1777–78) of Washington and the American Revolutionary Army

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Valley Forge Cultural  

1. A valley in eastern Pennsylvania that served as quarters for the American army in one winter (1777–1778) of the Revolutionary War. George Washington, who was commanding the army, had been forced to leave Philadelphia, and his troops suffered from the cold and from lack of supplies. Though many deserted, Washington managed to maintain the morale of the rest. He was aided by Baron von Steuben, a German officer on his staff, who trained the men in the soldiering practices of Europe.

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Valley Forge

He starts in 1778, when Continental Army soldiers played an early form of baseball at Valley Forge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

Washington allegedly carried them while at Valley Forge and Yorktown, site of the 1781 British surrender that cleared the way for the creation of a new nation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

The Valley Forge Trail Camp is a refreshing refuge of mighty pines next to the pristine West Fork of the San Gabriel River.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025

A version known as ‘wicket’ was widespread enough to count George Washington as a participant in at least one game according to the journal of a Valley Forge soldier called George Ewing.

From BBC ● May 29, 2024

In retrospect, Fenn told me, “One of George Washington’s most brilliant moves was to inoculate the army against smallpox during the Valley Forge winter of ’78.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann