Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Freiherr von Steuben, often referred to in English as Baron von Steuben, was a Prussian-born army officer who played a leading role in the American Revoluti
Portrait by Ralph Earl, c. 1786
![Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1780]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Baron_Steuben_by_Peale%2C_1780.jpg/500px-Baron_Steuben_by_Peale%2C_1780.jpg)
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1780]
The Steuben Statue in Valley Forge National Historical Park
Mount Gulian, Fishkill, NY
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Frederick II was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia f
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
…military service, Steuben took part in several battles in the Seven Years' War (1756–1763), rose to the rank of captain, and became aide-de-camp to King Frederick II of Prussia, who was renowned for his military prowess and strategy. Steuben's career culminated in attendance at Frederick's elite school for young military…
Portrait of Frederick II of Prussia (1763)
Frederick as a child, attributed to Antoine Pesne, c. 1715–20
Portrait of 24-year-old Frederick as the crown prince of Prussia by Antoine Pesne (1736, Huis Doorn, Netherlands)
![Frederick's marriage to Elisabeth Christine at Schloss Salzdahlum by J. G. Schmidt [de] (1733)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Arolsen_Klebeband_15_259.jpg/500px-Arolsen_Klebeband_15_259.jpg)
Frederick's marriage to Elisabeth Christine at Schloss Salzdahlum by J. G. Schmidt [de] (1733)