There are few historians today who would doubt that Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben was gay. To appreciate the contributions von Steuben (1730-94) made to the American Revolution, consider this: ...
Painting depicting Baron von Steuben (Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben (1730-1794)) drilling American recruits at Valley Forge in 1778. Baron von Steuben was a Prussian aristocrat ...
Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was a Prussian soldier designated inspector general of the American Continental Army. He was in charge of training the troops in 1778 during the period of the ...