Baron von Steuben — longtime Prussian soldier in the powerful, disciplined, victorious army of Frederick the Great — arrives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from France aboard the 28-gun French frigate, ...

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- In Sept.1777, Prussian Maj. Gen. Friedrich Von Steuben, or more commonly, Baron von Steuben, arrived in Portsmouth, N.H. His job was simple: form a model company of ...

Bust of Baron von Steuben stands on a tall pedestal. The figure wears a military uniform with epaulets on the shoulders. His hair is in a ponytail which hangs down his back. On the front of the ...

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