Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Prussian military officer
Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand von Steuben, also referred to as Baron von Steuben, was a Prussian military officer who played a leading role in the American Revolutionary War by reforming the Continental Army into a disciplined and... Wikipedia
Born: September 17, 1730, Magdeburg, Germany
Died: November 28, 1794 (age 64 years), Steuben, NY
Full name: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben
Nationality: American, German, and Prussian
Battles/wars: War of the Austrian Succession > Siege of Prague (1745);