Baron Von Steuben Statue

The bronze statue at valley forge national historical park of frederick augustus henry ferdinand or the baron von steuben calmly and imposingly overlooks the grand parade.

Baron von steuben statue. Located off of route 23 the steuben statue seems to inspect soldiers while they drill. Sculpted by albert jaegers the statue was dedicated at a ceremony that featured president william howard taft as a speaker. The statue sits atop a square pink granite base. Baron friedrich von steuben.

The baron von steuben monument. His daunting presence comes in part from the. Baron friedrich wilhelm von steuben by charles wilson peale 1780n von steuben was born in magdeburg fortress where his father was an engineer lieutenant in the military in 1730. The steuben memorial honors the drillmaster of the american revolution baron von steuben whose valuable wartime services have been described as being second in importance only to those of george washington.

The bronze statue of friedrich wilhelm august heinrich ferdinand steuben known as baron von steuben at valley forge national historical park calmly and imposingly overlooks the grand parade. He served as inspector general and a major general of the continental army during the. Fɔn ˈʃtɔʏbn was a prussian and later an american military officer. The front and back feature ornament reliefs and the left and right have figures in bronze.

Located off of route 23 the von steuben statue seems to inspect soldiers while they drill. In 1777 steuben volunteered his services to benjamin franklin to advise the ill trained american army. Von steuben joined the prussian army at age 17 serving as a second lieutenant during the seven years war. Baron von steuben also called frederick william freiherr von steuben in full frederick william augustus freiherr von steuben original name friedrich wilhelm ludolf gerhard augustin von steuben born september 17 1730 magdeburg prussia germany died november 28 1794 near remsen new york u s german officer who served the cause.

Friedrich wilhelm august heinrich ferdinand freiherr von steuben born friedrich wilhelm ludolf gerhard augustin freiherr von steuben. He was schooled in breslau by. September 17 1730 november 28 1794 also referred to as baron von steuben german. Most of his adolescent years were spent in russia but with his father at the age of 10 they returned to germany.

Statue of baron friedrich wilhelm von steuben originally commissioned for the 1904 louisiana purchase exposition. Wilhelm augustus von steuben also known as baron von steuben was born in 1730 in magedeburg prussia modern day germany.