VALLEY FORGE


Meaning of VALLEY FORGE in English

an area in the US state of Pennsylvania where General George Washington and his Continental Army spent the severe winter of 1777–8 during the American Revolution . Hundreds died of cold and lack of food, but the army remained loyal.

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