Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730-1794)


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Name (English): Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Short name: Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Year of birth: 1730
Year of death: 1794
Short Description: "Seven Years´ War

Siege of Prague (1757)Battle of KunersdorfSiege of KolbergSiege of SchweidnitzAmerican Revolutionary War

Valley ForgeBattle of MonmouthBattle of BlandfordSiege of YorktownAwardsCross of the Order of De la FideliteSignatureFriedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben (born Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben; September 17, 1730 – November 28, 1794), also referred to as Baron von Steuben (German: [fɔn ˈʃtɔʏbn̩]), was a Prussian and later an American military officer. He served as Inspector General and a Major General of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is credited with being one of the fathers of the Continental Army in teaching them the essentials of military drills, tactics, and discipline. He wrote Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, the book that served as the standard United States drill manual until the War of 1812. He served as General George Washington´s chief of staff in the final years of the war." - (en.wikipedia.org 31.01.2020)
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