Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian-American general (died 1794)

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

Prussian officer born in Magdeburg (1730–1794)

Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Freiherr von Steuben, also referred to as Baron von Steuben, was a Prussian-born army officer who played a leading role in the American Revolutionary War by reforming the Continental Army into a disciplined and professional fighting…