Baron Von Steuben was a great help to the Americans in many ways during the revolutionary war because he assisted them in training and also helped them in many debuts and battles. Even though he never got what he actually deserved for helping us he will not be forgotten in history.

Baron von Steuben was born on September 17, 1730 in the fortress town of Magdeburg in Prussia. Following in his father’s footsteps, the Baron joined the Prussian Army in 1747, when he was seventeen years old. In May 1756, the Seven Years War began in Europe, and Prussia and Britain were fought against France, Austria and Russia. At this time, von Steuben was a second lieutenant. He was wounded at the Battle of Prague, where the Prussian army was victorious, despite being outnumbered 2 to 1. In 1758 he served as General Johann von Mayer’s adjutant and principle staff officer in a special detached corps. Von Steuben was promoted to first lieutenant in 1759, and he was again wounded at the Battle of …show more content…
He thought about serving in the British, French, and Austrian armies, but no positions he liked it wanted to serve. In 1777, he traveled to France, where he heard talks of riches and glory to be won in the american revolution across the Atlantic Ocean. Through St. Germain, von Steuben was introduced to the American ambassadors, Silas Deane and Benjamin Franklin. These two were unable to promise von Steuben a rank or pay in the American army. The Continental Congress had grown weary of foreign mercenaries coming to America and demanding a high rank and pay, based on promises made to them by the American ambassadors. These men would be promoted in rank over deserving American officers who have been fighting, causing discontent in the army. As a result, Congress ordered the ambassadors to stop this practice. Von Steuben would have to go to America strictly as a volunteer, and present himself to