Another Military General
As I wasn't able to finish the paper I wanted to post today, I went back in my archives and found this one. It was written about two and a half years ago. I hope you'll find it somewhat interesting. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to finish the paper I'm currently working on, in the next few days. I look forward to sharing that with you.
Oh, and for the report below, I got a little creative with the extras. :-)
Page 16 Another Military General Historical Reports By Freelance Writers
Von Steuben was a military man. What I want to cover about him is not his whole life but rather his achievements in the military, which coincidentally is most of his life.
At seventeen, he was accepted into the military and remained there; the Seven Years war, and many other minor battles followed. By the time he was thirty-one, he was serving as a captain in the generals headquarters.
Some blah blah bland business boredom came after because the Prussian army had been micro-sized, so Von was out of work.
Just so happens, all he had to do was come over here. America The Beautiful, Revolutionary times.
Claude Louis, as French Minister of War at the time, introduced Von Steuben to Benjamin Franklin, who in turn got Von Steuben into contact with George Washington.
Von Steuben was transported to America, and immediately began work as a General, in reality he was only a captain, but high officials decided that a general would have more influence with the men.
First of all, Von Steuben enacted tier model training. He taught one hundred and twenty men the rudiments of his skills, and those men in turn taught regiments and brigades the same.
Next came military sanitation. Not at all pleasant, but necessary to survival.
Previous to Von Steuben’s new camp set-up, it had all been a mash-up, tents jumbled all over; in no order at all, kitchens who knows where and no latrines to speak of. Animals had their meat cut off, and were left to decay, where they lay. All this contributed to quite a large amount of disease.
The new set-up had kitchens and latrines established on opposite ends of camp, with kitchens at the higher end. Dead animals, may have been relieved of meat still, but were disposed of properly, and camp set-up now had orderly rows and streets. Making camp much more navigable, and reducing it’s overall size, as well. As a result disease dropped considerably. Packing and set-up took far less time too.
Last but not least was Von Steuben’s bayonet training, which is by far what he is most known for. Without which the partial victory of the Battle of Bunker Hill would not be possible.
Before men had relied on their ammunition to win. Decisive victory at Stony Point was only because of an outstanding assault with unloaded weapons.
Von Steuben was discharged from the military with honor on March 24, 1783; and died eleven years later at the age of 64, on November 28.
He left behind him training techniques and procedures that would be used for another century and a half. Von Steuben is also one of the four generals to be honored with a statue in the Lafayette Square.
He even has his own parade that takes place in New York City.
If I was you, and I was listening to this oddly written mishmash of information, I would have a foggy picture titled “Von Steuben” floating in my brain. Perhaps with a white wig, maybe even a pretty good idea of his clothing. Lets clear that a little.
A rather round face, with body to match, and what do you know, white wig, sum up this man quite easily. Military officers dress is the only thing he is ever seen in, consisting of white breeches and waistcoat. The usual navy blue jacket is worn over the lot as a mark of rank. Not a thorough description, but I have a picture here if you’d like to take a look.
But what was his name? It’s rather complicated. As he’s called several different things through history, but he is most commonly known as Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Von Steuben.
Thank You for listening! (or reading!)
Report by Benjamin Bretey
Freelance Writer Of Sunshine Homeschool Bretey Printing Co.
Oh, and for the report below, I got a little creative with the extras. :-)
Page 16 Another Military General Historical Reports By Freelance Writers
Von Steuben was a military man. What I want to cover about him is not his whole life but rather his achievements in the military, which coincidentally is most of his life.
At seventeen, he was accepted into the military and remained there; the Seven Years war, and many other minor battles followed. By the time he was thirty-one, he was serving as a captain in the generals headquarters.
Some blah blah bland business boredom came after because the Prussian army had been micro-sized, so Von was out of work.
Just so happens, all he had to do was come over here. America The Beautiful, Revolutionary times.
Claude Louis, as French Minister of War at the time, introduced Von Steuben to Benjamin Franklin, who in turn got Von Steuben into contact with George Washington.
Von Steuben was transported to America, and immediately began work as a General, in reality he was only a captain, but high officials decided that a general would have more influence with the men.
First of all, Von Steuben enacted tier model training. He taught one hundred and twenty men the rudiments of his skills, and those men in turn taught regiments and brigades the same.
Next came military sanitation. Not at all pleasant, but necessary to survival.
Previous to Von Steuben’s new camp set-up, it had all been a mash-up, tents jumbled all over; in no order at all, kitchens who knows where and no latrines to speak of. Animals had their meat cut off, and were left to decay, where they lay. All this contributed to quite a large amount of disease.
The new set-up had kitchens and latrines established on opposite ends of camp, with kitchens at the higher end. Dead animals, may have been relieved of meat still, but were disposed of properly, and camp set-up now had orderly rows and streets. Making camp much more navigable, and reducing it’s overall size, as well. As a result disease dropped considerably. Packing and set-up took far less time too.
Last but not least was Von Steuben’s bayonet training, which is by far what he is most known for. Without which the partial victory of the Battle of Bunker Hill would not be possible.
Before men had relied on their ammunition to win. Decisive victory at Stony Point was only because of an outstanding assault with unloaded weapons.
Von Steuben was discharged from the military with honor on March 24, 1783; and died eleven years later at the age of 64, on November 28.
He left behind him training techniques and procedures that would be used for another century and a half. Von Steuben is also one of the four generals to be honored with a statue in the Lafayette Square.
He even has his own parade that takes place in New York City.
If I was you, and I was listening to this oddly written mishmash of information, I would have a foggy picture titled “Von Steuben” floating in my brain. Perhaps with a white wig, maybe even a pretty good idea of his clothing. Lets clear that a little.
A rather round face, with body to match, and what do you know, white wig, sum up this man quite easily. Military officers dress is the only thing he is ever seen in, consisting of white breeches and waistcoat. The usual navy blue jacket is worn over the lot as a mark of rank. Not a thorough description, but I have a picture here if you’d like to take a look.
But what was his name? It’s rather complicated. As he’s called several different things through history, but he is most commonly known as Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Von Steuben.
Thank You for listening! (or reading!)
Report by Benjamin Bretey
Freelance Writer Of Sunshine Homeschool Bretey Printing Co.
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