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Friedrich von Steuben, Prussian-American General

Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben (September 17, 1730 - November 28, 1794) was a Prussian and American military officer. He served as inspector general and major general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is credited with being one of the fathers of the Continental Army in teaching them the essentials of military drills, tactics, and disciplines. He wrote Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, the book that served as the standard United States drill manual until the War of 1812. He served as General George Washington's chief of staff in the final years of the war. Steuben became an American citizen by act of the Pennsylvania legislature in 1784. With the war over, he resigned from service and settled in Manhattan with his longtime companion, William North (adopted). He became a prominent figure and elder in the German Reformed Church. Von Steuben moved upstate and settled in Oneida County on a small estate in the vicinity of Rome, on land granted to him for his military service and where he had spent summers. He died in 1794 at the age of 64.

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Friedrich von Steuben, Prussian-American General

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Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben (September 17, 1730 - November 28, 1794) was a Prussian and American military officer. He served as inspector general and major general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is credited with being one of the fathers of the Continental Army in teaching them the essentials of military drills, tactics, and disciplines. He wrote Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, the book that served as the standard United States drill manual until the War of 1812. He served as General George Washington's chief of staff in the final years of the war. Steuben became an American citizen by act of the Pennsylvania legislature in 1784. With the war over, he resigned from service and settled in Manhattan with his longtime companion, William North (adopted). He became a prominent figure and elder in the German Reformed Church. Von Steuben moved upstate and settled in Oneida County on a small estate in the vicinity of Rome, on land granted to him for his military service and where he had spent summers. He died in 1794 at the age of 64.

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