Rabu, 28 Februari 2018

Steuben Comes to America

A Prussian captain’s discipline and vast military experience have had a lasting influence on the army of the United States. On February 24, 1778, Capt. Gen. George Washington, commander in chief of the Continental Army, rode out from the fortified camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to greet the latest in a long line of foreign …

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