Valley Forge
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Valley Forge was the winter encampment of the Continental Army, under the command of George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. The Valley Forge encampment lasted six months, from Decem
Washington and Lafayette at Valley Forge
Washington on the March to Valley Forge
A reproduction Continental Army soldier's hut at Valley Forge
A reproduction hut at Valley Forge National Historical Park along North Outer Line Drive, where the Continental Army encamped over the harsh 1777–1778 winter
Marquis de Lafayette
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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, known in the United States as Lafayette, was a French military officer and politician who volunteered to join the Continental Army
Valley Forge
…particular instances; and nothing but the most active efforts every where can long avert so shocking a catastrophe." In a letter to his wife Adrienne, Lafayette described the huts as "small barracks, which are scarcely more cheerful than dungeons." The Continental Army that marched into Valley Forge consisted…
Lafayette's birthplace in Chavaniac, Auvergne
Lafayette's wife, Marie Adrienne Francoise
Statue of Lafayette in front of the Governor Palace in Metz, where he decided to join the American cause.
1879 Alonzo Chappel print of Lafayette (center) being introduced by Baron Johann de Kalb (left) to Silas Deane