While standing with Washington, Lafayette suffered along with Washington’s troops during the long and cold winter at Valley Forge. Lafayette rejected having accommodations in a private home and lived in one of the huts built by soldiers. He supplied his own troops with food and clothing as both were in short supply at Valley Forge and many suffered and perished by the lack of necessities. “The unfortunate soldier was in want of everything. Their feet and legs froze until they became black and it was often necessary to amputate them.”
