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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Valley Forge. The Good: American troops get proper military training from Baron von Steuben With Americans so close and the French coming, the British leave Philadelphia The Bad: Starvation, Freezing and Disease kill 2,500 Patriots
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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Valley Forge • The Good: American troops get proper military training from Baron von Steuben • With Americans so close and the French coming, the British leave Philadelphia • The Bad: Starvation, Freezing and Disease kill 2,500 Patriots • The Ugly: Ew gross….. Disease
Benedict Arnold BOOOO!!! BOOO Boo Benedict Arnold Boo
Benedict Arnold • 1741-1801 • Helped win at Fort Ticonderoga • Hero of the Battle of Saratoga • Continental Congress wouldn’t promote him • Commandant of Philadelphia • Congress and others accusing him of corruption and stealing. • 1779 secretly switched sides • 1780 West Point • Brigadier General in British Army