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September 25, 2010 - 52nd Annual Steuben Day Parade on Fifth Avenue, celebrating German Heritage

The parade is named in honor of Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von (1730-94), Prussian-American general of the American revolutionary army, born in Magdeburg, Prussia (now Germany)

Steuben fought with distinction in the Seven Years' War (1756-63) and arrived at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1778, offering his services to Congress and to the Continental Army and its commander, George Washington

Steuben was appointed inspector general, prepared a manual of tactics for the army, remodeled its organization, organized an efficient staff, and improved its discipline

In 1780 he sat on the court-martial of the British army officer Major John André, who was charged with espionage. In the same year he took part, as a major general, in the siege of Yorktown

After the war he received grants of land from several states, and finally Congress voted him a pension of $2400. He became an American citizen in 1783

September 25, 2010 - 52nd Annual Steuben Day Parade on Fifth Avenue, celebrating German Heritage

September 25, 2010 - 52nd Annual Steuben Day Parade on Fifth Avenue, celebrating German Heritage

September 25, 2010 - 52nd Annual Steuben Day Parade on Fifth Avenue, celebrating German Heritage

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