LMNValley+Forge

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At Valley Forge, "sacrifice" and images of bloody footprints were seen but the concept of suffering for freedom wasn'y to understand.

No battle was fought at Valley Forge. But, it the turning point of the Revolutionary War. It was here that the Continental army was desperately against the ropes: bloody, beaten, battle-weary — and ready to quit. Even General Washington conceded, "If the army does not get help soon, in all likelihood it will disband. Some soldiers couldn't take the cold, hunger, and uncertainty any longer. There were dozens of desertions. Disease debilitated. Death descended in droves.

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