The Drillmaster of Valley Forge: The Baron de Steuben and the Making of the American Army

Paul D. Lockhart

Research output: Book/ReportBook

Abstract

The true story of the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army, The Drillmaster of Valley Forge is the first biography in half a century of the immigrant Prussian soldier who molded George Washington’s ragged, demoralized troops into the fighting force that eventually triumphed in America’s War of Independence.

Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Jan 1 2008

Keywords

  • Baron de Stueben--1790-1794
  • Continental Army
  • Revolutionary War

Disciplines

  • Arts and Humanities
  • History
  • Military History

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