Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

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American Revolutionary War figure Continental Army officer Prussian military officer human military officer

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.

Aliases (2)

Baron von Steuben ×2
von Steuben ×1

Statements (48)

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 → Magdeburg →
burialPlace	Steuben Memorial State Historic Site →
citizenship	Kingdom of Prussia → United States →
commemoratedBy	Von Steuben Day → statues in Washington, D.C. →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
countryOfService	Kingdom of 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 →
positionHeld	Inspector General of the Continental Army →
residence	New York → Valley Forge, Pennsylvania →
servedUnder	Frederick the Great → George Washington →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben ("Baron von Steuben") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Monmouth ("Baron von Steuben") →	associatedFigure
Morristown encampments →	associatedWithPerson
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben ("von Steuben") →	familyName
Valley Forge winter encampment →	hasParticipant
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben →	name
Steubenville, Ohio →	namedAfter
Continental Army →	notableCommander