Valley Forge

noun

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

Valley Forge

noun

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

Valley Forge

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 .

Example Sentences

Ancestors served in Valley Forge and traveled across the ocean to fight in two world wars.

From Time

His parents enrolled him at Valley Forge Military Academy, where he began writing.

From The Daily Beast

General Washington had the play performed for the troops at Valley Forge.

From The Daily Beast

Through Valley Forge, Buchanan spent a semester in Nairobi as a student teacher.

From The Daily Beast

Washington retreated to Valley Forge, about twenty-five miles from Philadelphia, and there put his army into quarters.

From Project Gutenberg

Washington's army, as we have seen, had encamped at Valley Forge, where the soldiers lived in rude log huts.

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She also spent a portion of the winter with him at Valley Forge, and likewise at Morristown.

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They had starved long at Valley Forge, and now with full stomachs they had come upon the heels of a flying enemy.

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Washington went into winter quarters at Valley Forge, about twenty miles from Philadelphia.

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