Valley forge

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Across
  1. 2. There were few ________ as well
  2. 5. at the same time it was far enough from the British so that he would have plenty of _______ if they decided to attack
  3. 7. of the 10,000 men who began the winter at Valley Forge, around ____ died before the spring
  4. 9. Valley Forge is often called the __________ of the American Army
  5. 10. General Marquis de _________ from France, worked for no pay and didn't ask for special quarters or treatment
  6. 12. They were often hungry, as food was ______
  7. 13. Washington camped here because it was close to Philadelphia where the _______ were camping
  8. 15. where the Continental Army made camp during the winter of 1777-1778
Down
  1. 1. General George __________ was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
  2. 3. valley Forge is located in the southeastern corner of ____________
  3. 4. Soldiers had to deal with cold, wet, and _____ weather
  4. 6. General Friedrich von _______’_ daily drills and fighting tactics made our army into a fierce fighting machine
  5. 8. living in cold, damp, and crowded log cabins made matters even worse because it allowed _______ and sickness to spread quickly
  6. 11. where was it that the ________ forces became a true fighting unit
  7. 14. Diseases such as typhoid fever, _________, and smallpox took the lives of many soldiers