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Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand von Steuben (born Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Louis von Steuben; September 17, 1730 – November 28, 1794), also referred to as Baron von Steuben (German: [fɔn ˈʃtɔʏbm̩]), was a Prussian military officer who played a leading role in the American Revolutionary War by reforming the ...
- 1744–1762, 1778–1783
Jun 14, 2018 · Baron Friedrich von Steuben, a Prussian military man hired by George Washington to whip the Continental Army into shape during the darkest days of the Revolutionary War, is known for his...
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And a stranger—former Prussian army officer Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben—was on the scene to restore morale, introduce discipline and whip the tattered soldiers into fighting...
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Sep 1, 2015 · 1. What’s in a name. The man who would help the Continental Army shift the direction of the Revolutionary War was christened Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben on Sept. 24,...
Apr 29, 2022 · Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand von Steuben was a Prussian military officer who was openly gay. He is credited with turning the Continental Army into a professional fighting force during the American Revolutionary War.
Sep 5, 2019 · 5 September, 2019. The Prussian Baron Friedrich von Steuben trains American troops in marching and musketry at Valley Forge as George Washington looks on. By the time the Continentals emerged from their winter camp in the spring of 1778, they’d be ready to defeat British redcoats using set-piece European-style battle tactics.
Dec 12, 2018 · Much of the credit goes to former Prussian military officer Friedrich Wilhelm Baron von Steuben. At the time, the Prussian Army was widely regarded as one of the best in Europe, and von Steuben ...
