<P> Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben ( born Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben ; September 17 , 1730 -- November 28 , 1794 ) , also referred to as the Baron von Steuben , was a Prussian and later an 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 standard United States drill manual until the American Civil War . He served as General George Washington 's chief of staff in the final years of the war . </P>
<P> Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben ( born Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben ; September 17 , 1730 -- November 28 , 1794 ) , also referred to as the Baron von Steuben , was a Prussian and later an 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 standard United States drill manual until the American Civil War . He served as General George Washington 's chief of staff in the final years of the war . </P>
who was the prussian veteran that trained american troops at valley forge
who was the prussian veteran that trained american troops at valley forge
Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben
Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben