History That Doesn't Suck
History That Doesn't Suck
Prof. Greg Jackson
10: Dueling, Life Sucks at Valley Forge, von Steuben's Cool & the Battle of Monmouth
58 minutes Posted Jan 19, 2018 at 12:00 am.
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“Stand fast, my boys, and receive your enemy!”

This is the story of a miserable winter and the summer of 1778. It's full of conniving, vengeance, honor, and starvation. George's political enemies learn the hard way not to mess with him. We'll have two duels in this episode alone. Most of this goes down during a grim winter at Valley Forge, where one fourth of the Continental Army will die from exposure and starvation. But it's not all bad news in this deadly winter's camp; von Steuben's teaching the Americans how to fight like pros. They're going to need those new skills. It's getting real at the Battle of Monmouth.

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