Having arrived in America in 1777, as inspector general and major in the army, he was a commander at the Battle of Yorktown.
Having arrived in America in 1777, as inspector general and major in the army, he was a commander at the Battle of Yorktown. He joined the Prussian army at the age of 16 and served as a captain in the Seven Year's War. Upon recommendation, he came to American and was appointed to train the Continental Army at Valley Forge. FTP, identify this German­American who turned George Washington's troops into a disciplined fighting force.
Having arrived in America in 1777, as inspector general and major in the army, he was a commander at the Battle of Yorktown.
Baron Frederick William von Steuben