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2.9- Valley Forge

Revolutions

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Stuben, a Former Lieutenant General and Aide De Camp to Frederick the Great

Prussian baron, friedrich wilhelm august heinrich ferdinand von stuben arrived at valley forge. He was given command of a model company whose example would then be used to teach the rest of the army. The men found his red faced fits laced with heavy doses of german cussing hilarious. Despite his temper Stuben never tried to play the martinet with them. And they had discovered that discipline in the field was often the difference between life and death.

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