Prussian-born military officer who became an American Major General, notable for his efforts in the creation of the training procedures for the American Continental Army. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1730/09/17 | Frederick Von Steuben is born Magdeburg, Prussia | Born | Frederick Von Steuben's Birthday | ||||
| 1778/00/00 | Von Steuben trains the ragged Continental army into an effective fighting force | American Commander | General Frederick Von Steuben Headquarters | Valley Forge National Historical Park | |||
| 1780/09/29 | Board of Senior Officers find Andre guilty of being behind American lines "under a feigned name and in a disguised habit" and order that he "ought to be considered as a Spy from the enemy ... it is their opinion, he ought to suffer death." | Board of Inquiry | Capture of Major Andre | ||||
| 1781/05/00 | Baron von Steuben arrives at Point of Fork Arsenal with the 5th Virginia Regiment | American Commander | Point of Fork Arsenal | Columbia | |||
| 1783/00/00 | In late 1782 through the summer of 1783, Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben makes Mount Gulian his headquarters. | American Commander | Mount Gulian | Beacon, NY | |||
| 1783/12/23 | State of New Jersey invests Frederick Von Steuben with life-rights (live there himself) to the Zabriskie House, confiscated from Loyalist Jan Zabriskie in 1781 | Home | Steuben House | River Edge | |||
| 1785/00/00 | New York State deeds Von Steuben 16,000 acre tract in the Mohawk Valley in appreciation for his military service. Von Steuben spends summers on this land and moves permanently when he can no longer afford Manhattan | Home | Baron von Steuben Memorial Site | Remsen | |||
| 1794/11/28 | Frederick Von Steuben dies in poverty at his crude log-house | Died | Baron von Steuben Memorial Site | Remsen | |||
| 1804/00/00 | Frederick Von Steuben's remains are transferred to the Sacred Grove | Burial Place | Baron von Steuben Memorial Site | Remsen |
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