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friedrich wilhelm ludolf gerhard augustin von steuben

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Steu⋅ben

[stoo-buhn, styoo-, stoo-ben, styoo-; Ger. shtoi-buhn]
–noun
Frie⋅drich Wil⋅helm Lu⋅dolf Ger⋅hard Au⋅gus⋅tin von [free-drikh vil-helm loo-dawlf geyr-hahrt ou-goos-teen fuhn] , 1730–94, Prussian major general in the American Revolutionary army.
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Steu·ben   (stōō'bən, styōō'-, stōō-běn', styōō-, shtoi'bən)   
Prussian-born American Revolutionary military leader who trained the previously undisciplined troops under Gen. George Washington.
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