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Who was Baron Friedrich von Steuben?

the Hessian commander of British troops in the South who lost the battle at Yorktown

the Frenchman who became a general on Washington's staff and his lifelong friend

a former Prussian captain who turned a disorderly group of American recruits into skilled soldiers

a young German officer on Washington's staff who captured a British fort during the battle at Yorktown

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Baron Friedrich was a former Prussion captain who turned a disorderly group of Americans recruits into skills soldiers. I am 100% sure of this answer.

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a former Prussian captain who turned a disorderly Continental Army into a skilled fighting force

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