EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Tadeusz Kościuszko
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Benedict Arnold
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Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
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Marquis de Lafayette
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Detailed explanation-1: -Baron Friedrich von Steuben, a Prussian military officer, provided important training for the American troops. As the drillmaster of Valley Forge, he taught the soldiers how to use the bayonet, and most importantly, how to re-form lines quickly in the midst of battle.
Detailed explanation-2: -Friedrich Wilhelm Rudolf Gerhard August, Freiherr von Steuben, a Prussian military officer, arrives at General George Washington’s encampment at Valley Forge on February 23, 1778 and commences training soldiers in close-order drill, instilling new confidence and discipline in the demoralized Continental Army.
Detailed explanation-3: -The army camped at Valley Forge consisted of as many as 12, 000 Continentals, as well as smaller numbers of African American and Native American soldiers. A number of women and children, including officers’ wives, were also present at Valley Forge, having joined their husbands or family members in the encampment.
Detailed explanation-4: -The six-month encampment of General George Washington’s Continental Army at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778 was a major turning point in the American Revolutionary War.