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Steuben   /stjˈubɪn/  /stˈubɪn/   Listen
Steuben

noun
1.
American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794).  Synonym: Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben.






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"Steuben" Quotes from Famous Books



... a quaint old English tune, called The World Turned Upside Down, and, passing between 30 the French and American troops drawn up in line to receive them, laid down their arms. At the head of the victorious columns rode Washington, Hamilton, Knox, Steuben, Lafayette, Rochambeau, Lincoln, and many other officers, but the British commander, being ill, was not present in person, and when his representative, General O'Hara, tendered his superior's sword to Washington, the 5 commander in chief allowed General Lincoln, ...
— Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year • E.C. Hartwell



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