Show daron baron von steuben frederick lain augustus henry ferdinand baron von ron steuben was a prussian officer on the staff of fred erack the great who came to america late in 1777 and offered ills his services to to the continental congress as a volunteer officer general washington washing bovat at once appreciated the worth of such a trained soldier and made him inspector general nt at valley forge in spite ot of the hardships under which the army lived that winter von steuben changed them from a mob into well drilled troops As a reward congress gave him the rank of major general and inspector general ot of the entire army upon retirement he was given a grant of land at what Is now Steu steubenville benville N Y where he lived until his death in 1791 L |