December 19 in American History
The Continental Army marched into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, for the darkest stretch of the Revolution. Cold, hungry, and poorly clothed, some 2,000 men died that winter — but the army that emerged in spring, drilled and hardened, was finally a match for the British. Endurance became victory.
In 1777: Washington's army enters Valley Forge. The Continental Army marched into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, for the darkest stretch of the Revolution.
The Continental Army marched into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, for the darkest stretch of the Revolution. Cold, hungry, and poorly clothed, some 2,000 men died that winter — but the army that emerged in spring, drilled and hardened, was finally a match for the British. Endurance became victory.
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