1213+Fredrick+Von+Steuben

Fredrick Von Steuben Friedrich von Steuben is a pe rson who was in the Revolutionary War. He was the solider-king and a general. He was general and a aid person for all of the war. He went to a place as a volunteer at the American congress. He did endless hours of working and doing other things. It was hard for him to do all the things that he had to do. Friedrich von Steuben is a great army general and has many responsibilities. He came to America with Thaddeus Kosciuszko to join the army. Friedrich von Steuben was a army soldier since 16. He had such skill that he was sent to Valley Forge. In 1778 he became a general with a rank of major general. On 1780 he was a full general and protected Yorktown in the Battle of Yorktown where British meet defeat. He made a book called how to do a drill manual. After the war he lost his job as general and went to France hoping to borrow money and came back to Germany in debt. He got a grant of 1600 acres of land and he fell into debt. He got 2500 dollars which helped him keep his farm untill he died. He had some part in the Olive Branch Petition.



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