| Valley Forge | |
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| Season 1, Episode 24 | |
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| Air date | 10/3/2002 |
| Written by | Marc and Elaine Zicree |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous The Hessians Are Coming! |
Next Allies at Last |
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Valley Forge is the twenty-fourth episode of Liberty's Kids.
Premise[]
James Hiller and Henri LeFevbre come and report on Valley Forge while Sarah Phillips goes with Marquis de Lafayette to Canada. Baron von Steubern helps the Continental Army to be more disciplined and more trained.
Summary[]
James and Henri decide to report at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. They came expecting a nice base with people regenerating from their wounds and disease but instead they found the opposite. They found many sick people with fevers. James meets Elias Tredwell, a hater of von Steuben due to his harsh words and conditions. After a drill, James decides to interview Steuben. He finds him the Baron helping a soldier for fainted due to the cold by feeding him his beef stew. Captain Tredwell then tells James that he found dirt on Steuben which is that he isn't a Baron nor a general. When George Washington comes back, Tredwell tells Washington Steuben is a fraud but James tells Washington to ignore him. Washington then states that even if Steuben isn't a Baron or general, he still gave him what he needed which was proper military training.
Trivia[]
- Historical characters deceased by the events of this episode: Samuel Prescott (DOD: between November 23, 1776 and December 26, 1777)
Quotes[]
- "Listen James, if Washington keeps letting von Steubern keep treating us this way, he'll have no army at all!" -Captain Elias Tredwell
- "Not a secretary? Do you have fingers to count on? Do you have toes? Do you have the-, the-, corporal, yell at him for me.." -Baron von Steubern
Writers[]
- Written by: Marc and Elaine Zicree
- Executive Producers: Andy Heyward, Michael Maliani, Robby London