The Life of Frederick William Von Steuben Major General in the Revolutionary Army (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Life of Frederick William Von Steuben Major General in the Revolutionary Army<br><br>The memory of Steuben has many claims upon the present generation. To the cause of our coun try in the times of its distress he at the sacrifice of a secure career devoted the experience and skill which had been the fruit of long years of service under the greatest master of the art of war of that day. He rendered the inestimable benefit of in troducing a better rule into the discipline of the American army and stricter accountability in the distribution of military stores. He served under our ?ag with implicit fidelity with indefatigable ih dustry and a courage that shrunk from no danger. His presence was important both in the camp and on the field of battle from the huts of Valley Forge to Yorktown; and he remained with us till his death.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.