Who was Friedrich von Steuben? (Ch. 6) He was the representative of Prussia at the Paris peace conference. He was the commander of the Hessian forces employed by the British during the War for Independence. He was the Dutch merchant who was the first casualty in the American War for Independence. He was the leader of the Antifederalist forces in Pennsylvania. He was the man who turned the American army into a formidable fighting force.

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Who was Friedrich von Steuben? (Ch. 6) He was the representative of Prussia at the Paris peace conference. He was the commander of the Hessian forces employed by the British during the War for Independence. He was the Dutch merchant who was the first casualty in the American War for Independence. He was the leader of the Antifederalist forces in Pennsylvania. He was the man who turned the American army into a formidable fighting force.

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He was the man who turned the American army into a formidable fighting force is the correct answer.

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Baron Van Steuben was the was a Prussian military officer who also worked with the continental army. He worked as inspector and major general during the revolutionary war and is credited as being the father of continental army. He taught the military drills, disciplined and tactics to the Americans soldiers and served as the chief of staff of George Washington. The book Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of United States was written by him and was the standard drill manual for US army till 1812.