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Friederich von Steuben was a Prussian officer who offered his services to the patriots' cause. He drilled the Continental Army at Valley Forge, teaching them the modern technique of European fighting.
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The Baron von Steuben died in 1794 of an apparent stroke or internal haemorrhaging.
Baron Friedrich von Steuben came from Prussia.
Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben, also referred to as the Baron von Steuben, was a Prussian-born military officer who served as inspector general and Major General of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben fought for the Americans during the American Revolution. His key contribute to the war was in training the military. He wrote a book called "The Revolutionary War Drill Manual" and served as General Washington's Chief of Staff at the end of the war.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff was born in 1736.