THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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Shared British secrets
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Made a huge donation to the American Revolution cause
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Helped to form alliance with France
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Trained the soldiers to march and fire guns quickly
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Detailed explanation-1: -So, von Steuben put the entire army through Prussian-style drills, starting with a model company of 100 men. He taught them how to reload their muskets quickly after firing, charge with a bayonet and march in compact columns instead of miles-long lines.
Detailed explanation-2: -Steuben promptly formed a model company of soldiers and trained them to march, use the bayonet, and execute orders quickly on the battlefield. In turn, this company trained all the able-bodied soldiers at Valley Forge.
Detailed explanation-3: -Washington appointed von Steuben as temporary inspector general. He went out into the camp to talk with the officers and men, inspect their huts, and scrutinize their equipment. Steuben established standards of sanitation and camp layouts that would still be standard a century and a half later.
Detailed explanation-4: -At Valley Forge during the American Revolution, Baron von Steuben, a German officer who helped train American troops, adapted Prussian techniques into a less rigid drill system fitted to the American character and to conditions of warfare in the New World.