He was hired by George Washington to train the troops that later will become the Continental Army. He taught them the essentials of the military tactics and discipline.
He was a Prussian officer who after being discharged for unknown reasons of the Prussian Army was hired by George Washington to train troops.
Friedrich Wilhelm Rudolf GerhardAugust, Freiherr von Steuben, a Prussian military officer, arrives at General George Washington'sencampment at Valley Forge on this day in 1778 and commences training soldiers in close-order drill, instilling new confidence and discipline in the demoralized Continental Army.
