From December 1777 to June of 1778, the main body of the Continental Army (approximately 12,000 troops) encamped on the edge of what is now Tredyffrin ...

Friedrich Von Steuben, a Prussian military captain, completely reformed the Continental Army in nearby Valley Forge.

The Museum at Valley Forge National Park will commemorate the 1777 arrival of the Continental Army in Valley Forge on ...

When Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben arrived at Valley Forge on Feb. 23, 1778, one soldier likened him to "an ancient fabled God of War ... a perfect personification of Mars." Far from a ...

VALLEY FORGE — Families gathered at Valley Forge National Historical Park on Presidents Day to celebrate the 292nd birthday of George Washington. Children presented handmade cards to Gen. Washington ...

With the Democrats — and a share of the Republicans — feeling so gloomy about the war, we found ourselves thinking of 1777. That was the winter that nearly froze the nascent United States to death.

The Continental Army’s stay at Jockey Hollow, New Jersey, was a milestone on this country’s path to independence, but, unlike Valley Forge, relatively few Americans have heard of the site. Last year, ...