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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben canonical | 10 |
| Baron von Steuben | 5 |
| Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben | 3 |
| von Steuben | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28590 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Context triple: [Continental Army, notableCommander, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben]
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Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne was a bold and aggressive American Revolutionary War general nicknamed "Mad Anthony" for his daring battlefield leadership.
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Henry Knox
Henry Knox was an American Revolutionary War general who served as George Washington’s chief artillery officer and later became the first U.S. Secretary of War.
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C.
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette was a French aristocrat and military officer who became a key ally of the American Revolution and later an influential figure in the French Revolution.
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D.
Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
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E.
Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene was a major American Revolutionary War general who became George Washington’s most trusted subordinate and played a crucial role in the Southern campaign against the British.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Target entity description: 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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A.
Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne was a bold and aggressive American Revolutionary War general nicknamed "Mad Anthony" for his daring battlefield leadership.
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B.
Henry Knox
Henry Knox was an American Revolutionary War general who served as George Washington’s chief artillery officer and later became the first U.S. Secretary of War.
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C.
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette was a French aristocrat and military officer who became a key ally of the American Revolution and later an influential figure in the French Revolution.
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D.
Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
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E.
Nathanael Greene
Nathanael Greene was a major American Revolutionary War general who became George Washington’s most trusted subordinate and played a crucial role in the Southern campaign against the British.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War figure
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Continental Army officer ⓘ Prussian military officer ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
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surface form:
Baron von Steuben
|
| awardReceived | Order of Fidelity (Baden) ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1730-09-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Magdeburg ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Steuben Memorial State Historic Site ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commemoratedBy |
Von Steuben Day
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statues in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfService |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deathDate | 1794-11-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Remsen, New York
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| educatedAt | Jesuit school in Breslau ⓘ |
| employer | Continental Congress ⓘ |
| familyName |
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
von Steuben
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| fieldOfWork |
military tactics
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military training ⓘ |
| genre | military manual ⓘ |
| givenName | Friedrich ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | professionalization of the Continental Army ⓘ |
| heritage | German ⓘ |
| influenced |
Continental Army drill and discipline
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George Washington ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Adjutant General of the Continental Army
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surface form:
General Staff of the Continental Army
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| militaryBranch |
Continental Army
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Prussian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| name | Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
authored the first official U.S. military drill manual
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standardized drill for the Continental Army ⓘ |
| notableEvent | training the Continental Army at Valley Forge ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Articles of War
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surface form:
Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States
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| positionHeld |
Inspector General of the Army
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surface form:
Inspector General of the Continental Army
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| residence |
New York
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Valley Forge National Historical Park ⓘ
surface form:
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
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| servedUnder |
Frederick II of Prussia
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surface form:
Frederick the Great
George Washington ⓘ |
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