PA, USA
Grand Parade Ground
Landmark
The open field where Baron Friedrich von Steuben drilled Continental soldiers through the winter and spring of 1778, transforming a dispirited, undisciplined force into a professional army. Von Steuben devised and personally demonstrated a standardized system of drill, commands, and maneuver — first working with a model company of 100 men, then spreading the techniques through the entire army. The transformation was complete before the army marched out in June 1778, evident at the Battle of Monmouth.
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Valley Forge NHP, PA 19482
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