Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

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Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was a Prussian military officer who became a key inspector general and drillmaster of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, professionalizing its training and discipline.

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Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben canonical 10
Baron von Steuben 5
Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War figure
Continental Army officer
Prussian military officer
human
military officer
alsoKnownAs Baron von Steuben
awardReceived Order of Fidelity (Baden)
birthDate 1730-09-17
birthPlace Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Magdeburg
burialPlace Steuben Memorial State Historic Site
citizenship Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

United States
commemoratedBy Von Steuben Day
statues in Washington, D.C.
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfService Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

United States
deathDate 1794-11-28
deathPlace Remsen, New York
United States
educatedAt Jesuit school in Breslau
employer Continental Congress
familyName von Steuben
fieldOfWork military tactics
military training
genre military manual
givenName Friedrich
hasPartIn professionalization of the Continental Army
heritage German
influenced Continental Army drill and discipline
George Washington
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
memberOf General Staff of the Continental Army
militaryBranch Continental Army
Prussian Army
militaryRank major general
name Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
notableAchievement authored the first official U.S. military drill manual
standardized drill for the Continental Army
notableEvent training the Continental Army at Valley Forge
notableWork Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States
linked to: Articles of War
positionHeld Inspector General of the Continental Army
residence New York
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
servedUnder Frederick the Great
George Washington

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Continental Army notableCommander Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Valley Forge winter encampment hasParticipant Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Morristown encampments associatedWithPerson Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Battle of Monmouth associatedFigure Baron von Steuben
linked to: Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben name Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben familyName von Steuben
linked to: Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben alsoKnownAs Baron von Steuben
linked to: Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Steubenville, Ohio namedAfter Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Steuben Memorial State Historic Site dedicatedTo Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Steuben Memorial State Historic Site namedAfter Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
linked to: Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Von Steuben Day honors Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Von Steuben Day namedAfter Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Washington's winter encampment 1779–1780 significantPerson Baron von Steuben
linked to: Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Fort Steuben namedAfter Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Fort Steuben namedAfter Baron von Steuben
linked to: Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Steuben County, Ohio, United States namedAfter Baron von Steuben
linked to: Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Steuben County, Indiana namedAfter Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
linked to: Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Steuben County, New York namedAfter Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
linked to: Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Order of the Cincinnati notableMember Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben