Analysis Of Baron Von Steuben's Life

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At Valley Forge soldiers dying of starvation and diseases while also untrained until Baron von Steuben arrived. His real name was Friedrich Willhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben and was born on Sept 17 1730, in Magdeburg Germany and died on Nov 28 1794, in Utica, NY. In this Biography you will learn about Baron von Steuben’s childhood and his adult life. This paragraph is about Baron von Steuben as a child.Von Steuben is the son of a Royal Prussian Engineer named Willhelm Augustin von Steuben. He was educated at a Jesuit school. His military training started at the age of 14.

Baron has made a major impact on the Americans. The recruits loved von Steuben’s broken english and military drills. His training became apparent at the Battle

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