March into Winter Quarters
- When
- December 19, 1777
- Where
- Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Washington led his 12,000-man Continental Army into winter quarters at Valley Forge on December 19, 1777, beginning a six-month encampment.
Unable to defend Philadelphia, Washington led his 12,000-man army into winter quarters at Valley Forge, roughly 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Philadelphia. On December 19, 1777, he conducted the army to the site to establish the encampment, which lay in eastern Pennsylvania along the Schuylkill River and lasted approximately six months, from December 19, 1777, to June 19, 1778. The encampment became the Continental Army's first large-scale construction of living quarters.
Sources
- Valley Forge Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
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