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Lunch and Learn: War in Winter - Regional Fighting during the Valley Forge Encampment

While no major battle was fought at Valley Forge, neither was there a cease-fire. With the Continental Army just outside of British-occupied Philadelphia, both armies engaged in a struggle for control of the region and the resources therein. Foraging parties, raids, ambushes, and other small-scale engagements continued throughout the Winter and Spring of 1778, affecting the entire tri-state area. Join Park Guide Dave Lawrence as he provides examples of some of the fighting that still went on during the Valley Forge Encampment, and sheds light on these little-known struggles that occurred between the big battles that made it into the history books. Growing up in Levittown, PA, Dave Lawrence first visited Valley Forge as a little boy during the 1976 Bicentennial. He began working there as a tour bus driver while in college in the early 90s, working alongside his parents. After college, he became a social studies teacher. He joined the National Park Service in 2004, with stints at Richmond National Battlefield Park, Morristown National Historical Park, and the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island National Monument. In 2012, he found himself returning to Valley Forge, and now serves as a Park Guide at the site he visited so long ago.