dcMemorials.com << Previous -- Home -- Next >> Full list of all 1,000+ -- Indexed by Subject -- Indexed by Location -- Indexed by Artist Buy THE Definitive Guide to D.C. Sculpture The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C. VON STEUBEN, Friedrich Wilhelm: Memorial in Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. by Albert Jaegers Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Steuben, Baron von Steuben (September 17, 1730 – November 28, 1794) was a German-Prussian General who served with George Washington in the American Revolutionary War and is credited with teaching the Continental Army the essentials of military drill and discipline. Steuben was introduced to George Washington by means of a letter from Benjamin Franklin as a "Lieutenant General in the King of Prussia's service," a certain exaggeration of his actual credentials. He was advanced travel funds and left Europe from Marseilles. Congress was in York, Pennsylvania, after being ousted from Philadelphia for the winter and on February 5, 1778, Steuben was with them. They accepted his offer to volunteer, without pay for the time. Steuben reported for duty to Washington at Valley Forge. He did not speak English, but his French was such that he could communicate with some of the officers. Alexander Hamilton and Nathanael Greene were of great help in this area. The two men assisted Steuben in drafting a training program for the soldiers which found approval with the Commander-in-Chief in March. In 1781 he took part, as a major general, in the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia. After the war he received grants of land from several states, and finally Congress voted him a pension of $2,500. He became an American citizen in 1783. Source: Wikipedia Click here to purchase photos Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 00830_0000012260.jpg recorded 2006-7 - Top - Full index More info about this attraction & others nearby           Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control #DC000216 Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.dcMemorials.com Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 00830_0000012180.jpg recorded 2006-7 - Top - Full index More info about this attraction & others nearby           Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control #DC000216 Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.dcMemorials.com Click here to purchase photos Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 00830_0000012200.jpg recorded 2006-7 - Top - Full index Click here to purchase photos ERECTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO FREDERICK WILLIAM AUGUSTUS HENRY FERDINAND BARON VON STEUBEN IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICES TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN THEIR STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY BORN IN PRUSSIA SEPTEMBER 17 1730 DIED IN NEW YORK NOVEMBER 28, 1794 AFTER SERVING AS AIDE-DE CAMP TO FREDERICK THE GREAT OF PRUSSIA HE OFFERED HIS SWORD TO THE AMERICAN COLONIES AND WAS APPOINTED MAJOR GENERAL IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY HE GAVE MILITAR TRAINING AND DISCIPLINE TO THE CITIZEN SOLDIERS WHO ACHIEVED THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES MCMX Click here to purchase photos Click here to purchase photos MILITARY INSTRUCTION Location index - Home - 00830_0000012220.jpg recorded 2006-7 - Top - Full index Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 00830_0000012240.jpg recorded 2006-7 - Top - Full index COMMEMORATION Click here to purchase photos Location index - Home - 00830_0000012270.jpg recorded 2006-7 - Top - Full index COLONEL WILLIAM NORTH MAJOR BENJAMIN WALKER AIDES AND FRIENDS OF GENERAL VON STEUBEN Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.dcMemorials.com

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