Valley Forge

 

 

      War was advancing in a very quick manner, Washington saw that, and as winter approached he looked for a place to establish with his troops. He decided for Valley Forge, located 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Philadelphia. The area was close enough to the British to keep their raiding and foraging parties out of the interior of Pennsylvania, yet far enough away to halt the threat of British surprise attacks. The high ground of Mount Joy and the adjoining elevated ground of Mount Misery made the area easily defensible. During December 19, 1777, when Washington's poorly fed, ill-equipped army, weary from long marches, struggled into Valley Forge, winds blew as the 12,000 Continentals prepared for winter's fury.

      

      Within week and 3 days, the man were undercover the first properly constructed hut appeared in 3 days. One other hut, whose timber had to be collected from miles away, went up in one week with the use of only one axe. These huts provided sufficient protection from the cold, but mainly wet and damp conditions of the mild, but typical Pennsylvania winter of 1777–1778. Snow was limited, and small in amounts. Alternating freezing and melting of snow and ice made it impossible to keep dry and allowed for disease to fester. Soldiers received irregular supplies of meat and bread, some getting their only nourishment from "fire cake," a tasteless mixture of flour and water.

       

      Word of the British departure from Philadelphia brought a frenzied activity to the ranks of the Continental Army. On June 19, 1778, six months after its arrival, the army marched away from Valley Forge in pursuit of the British, who were moving toward New York. The war would last for another five years, but for Washington, his men, and the nation to which they sought to give birth, a decisive victory had been won.

Molly Pitcher in the Battle of Monmouth

 

     In June 1778, Mary hays, most commonly known as molly pitcher was attending the army by providing them with water. Before the war started she found a spring that serve as her water supply. The water was very hot, over 100 Fahrenheit, it is said that she provided water to her husband who was firing the canyons. Some stories say that her husband died in war, but later on it was found that he was one of the survivors.

      

       As her husband was carried out of the battlefield, she took her place in the canyon. She covered her place on the canyon for the rest of the day. At one time, a canyon ball from the enemies was fired between her legs and raped a part of her skirt.  She said "Well, that could have been worse,"

      

     Later on that day, the fight ended because of the darkness that came with the night.  The war was supposed to continue next day, but the British forces retrieved. General Washington asked for the lady that he saw next to the canyon. She was given later on the nickname of "Sergeant Molly," nickname that se kept with herself for the rest of her life.

George Washington

George Washington, born on February 22, 1732 and died on December 14, 1799. He was military and political leader of the United States. Washington was born in a wealthy family, his family owned tobacco plantations, He was home schooled by his father and older brother,they both died young so he became close  to the Fairfax clan, who helped him in his career as a surveyor and soldier.Washington became the first President of the USA in 1789.

The 1st USA Congress voted to pay Washington  $25,000 a year, this was a lot of money back in 1789. Washington was already rick so he declined the salary, because  he valued his image as a selfless person, and he did not want to take the money. The Congress kept on urging until he finally accepted. Washington was the only one who did not sign the Declaration of Independence.Washington died due to a sever soar throat, the USA mourned his death for several months.

The Battle Of Bunker Hill

The Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775.The colonists took the hill on the Charlestown peninsula, to retake the hills Lord William Howe ordered a frontal assault in the middle of the day, the British soldiers were carrying heavy backpacks and wore red coats while the colonists where trenched in the hill. After both frontal assaults from the British failed, Howe took the hill with the third charge only because the Patriots ran out of ammunition.

The commander wanted to prove that trained men where invincible against a big rabble. Even though the British won the battle, the had suffered a big amount of casualties.The Patriots psychologically won the battle than day, they had killed over 225 soldiers and wounded over 800.The British should have proceeded with an artillery bombardment but they found out that the guns where supplied with the wrong ammunition .