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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

Bronze by Albert Jaegers
Address: H & 16th Sts. NW Nearest Metro: McPherson Square (Orange - Blue)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number DC000216 (dcMem ID #830)
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