On December 19, 1777, when Washington’s poorly fed, ill-equipped army, weary from long marches, staggered into Valley Forge, winds blew as the 12,000 Continentals prepared for…
Baron von Steuben Arrives in America at Portsmouth, New Hampshire Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_von_Steuben
Britain Declares War on France Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War
British General Henry Clinton Replaces General Howe as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in America Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clinton_(1738–1795)
The newspaper was first published in 1728 by Samuel Keimer and was the second newspaper to be published in Pennsylvania under the name The Universal Instructor…
Washington and his army encamped at Valley Forge in December 1777, about 20 miles (32 km) from Philadelphia, where they stayed for the next six months.…
Comte de Rochambeau Arrives in America, at Newport, Rhode Island Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comte_de_Rochambeau
Poor Richard’s Almanack (sometimes Almanac) was a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin, who adopted the pseudonym of “Poor Richard” or “Richard Saunders” for this purpose.…
The Continental Congress Returns to Philadelphia Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Congress, http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/revolution_day_by_day.html