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Learn how George Washington and other commanders reconstituted the Continental Army while wintering at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the American Revolution
Learn how George Washington and other commanders reconstituted the Continental Army while wintering at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the American RevolutionLearn how George Washington and other commanders oversaw the regrouping and retraining of the Continental Army while wintering at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in 1777–78 during the American Revolution.
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Valley Forge National Historical Park, national historical park, southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S. The 5.4-square-mile (14-square-km) park commemorates the site where Gen. George Washington camped with his Continental Army in the winter of 1777–78 during the American Revolution. The park was established in 1976.

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