Friedrich von Steuben

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military officer
gptkbp:advocatesFor the establishment of a standing army
professional_military_education
gptkbp:awardedBy land_grants_in_New_York
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Honorary_citizenship_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:birthDate September 17, 1730
gptkbp:birthPlace Magdeburg,_Prussia
gptkbp:burialPlace Steuben_Memorial,_New_York
gptkbp:children none
gptkbp:contributedTo American_independence
the_development_of_military_tactics_in_the_U.S.
the_success_at_the_Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkbp:contribution helped improve discipline and training
gptkbp:deathDate November 28, 1794
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Oneida_County,_New_York
gptkbp:established military training standards
the_U.S._Army's_first_training_manual
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
Seven Years' War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance key_figure_in_American_Revolutionary_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Friedrich von Steuben
gptkbp:influence European_military_practices
gptkbp:influenced American_military_tactics
U.S._military_training_programs
military_reforms_in_the_U.S.
military_discipline_in_the_U.S.
the_structure_of_the_U.S._Army
gptkbp:inspiration future military leaders
future_military_reforms_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:knownFor training_the_Continental_Army
gptkbp:languageSpoken English
French
German
gptkbp:lawEnforcement 1777
gptkbp:legacy considered_a_founding_father_of_the_U.S._Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Continental_Army
Major General
drill and discipline
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Prussian_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Prussian
gptkbp:nickname Baron von Steuben
gptkbp:notableWork Regulations_for_the_Order_and_Discipline_of_the_Troops_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:promoted merit-based promotions
the importance of discipline in the military
gptkbp:rank Inspector General
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Congress_of_the_Confederation
his contributions to military training
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:serviceYears 1777–1794
gptkbp:spouse Friedrich_von_Steuben's_spouse
gptkbp:supported civilian control of the military
the training of officers.
gptkbp:training Continental_Army_at_Valley_Forge
gptkbp:worksWith gptkb:Lafayette
gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Henry_Knox