Wilhelm augustin von steuben

This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Steuben, friedrich wilhelm ludolf gerhard augustin, baron. November 28, 1794 was a prussiangerman army officer who served as inspector general of the continental army during the american revolutionary war. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. W czasie wojny siedmioletniej 17561763 sluzyl w armii pruskiej w stopniu kapitana.

He spent his early childhood in russia where his father had entered the service of tsarina anne at the command of frederick william i. He organized the training of the continental army during the american revolutionary war. He was in charge of training the troops in 1778 during the period of the. November 1794 in utica, new york im heutigen oneida county war ein preu. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Born in germany to a noble family, steuben spent much of his childhood traveling across europe since his father was a prussian army captain who was often on the move. Scrisse il revolutionary war drill manual, volume che fu il principale manuale di addestramento dellesercito statunitense sino alla guerra del 1812. Steuben was soon named inspector general, a position in which he not only taught the amateur army some much needed discipline, but organized the swarming multitude of details the army had been unable to get under control, such as the sizes of units and the. Steuben, friedrich wilhelm ludolf gerhard augustin baron. Most of his adolescent years were spent in russia, but with his father at the age of 10, they returned to germany.

Wilhelm entered the service of empress anna of russia, traveling to the crimea and then to kronstadt, staying until the russia war against the turks under the. November 28, 1794 was a prussian german army officer who served as inspector general of the continental army during the american revolutionary war. Born in germany to a noble family, steuben spent much of his childhood traveling across europe since his father was a prussian army captain who. The prussian nobleman who helped save the american. To george washington from friedrich wilhelm ludolf gerhard. He was famous as the prussian born american military officer. He was schooled in breslau by jesuits and by the age.

A compend of military discipline, for the troops of new hampshire by friedrich wilhelm ludolf gerhard augustin steuben. The prussian nobleman who helped save the american revolution. Steuben was germanborn, came to the american colonies after meeting benjamin franklin in paris in 1777, and was credited with bringing military discipline and skill to the american revolutionary army. Regulations for the order and discipline of the volunteer army, of the united states of america. Following in his fathers footsteps, steuben joined the prussian army in 1747, when he was 17 years old. Steuben laid down in so simple a manner, that without any other direction, a recruit can.