Question

Who was Baron Friedrich von Steuben?

A.
the Hessian commander of British troops in the South who lost the battle at Yorktown

B.
a young German officer on Washington's staff who captured a British fort during the battle at Yorktown

C.
the Frenchman who became a general on Washington's staff and his lifelong friend

D.
a former Prussian captain who turned a disorderly group of American recruits into skilled soldiers