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