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feb 23, 1778 - “These are not troops. They are skeletons.”

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Baron von Steuben was a Prussian military officer who played a leading role in the American Revolutionary War by reforming the Continental Army into a disciplined and professional fighting force.

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feb 23, 1778
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~ 248 years ago