First Openly Gay Person in George Washingtons Cabinet.
Dude was both Gay, and an outsider.
Today he would be ridden out on a rail, if the right had their way.
I find it ironic that the guy that is one of the fathers of the Continental Army was from Prussia, was GAY, and was Washingtons dude.
Now Legal Immigrants that are enlisted in the Military are getting discharged with NO DUE PROCESS.
Why does tRump HATE THE CONSTITUTION.
The Constitution Guarantees Due Process to ALL PERSONS.
Not Just American Citizens. ALL PERSONS. Get over it snowflakes.
And coming here for Refugee Status.. IS NOT A CRIME!!!!! WTF????
Anyone that goes against this, like it or not, you are not following the Constitution, like you tell everyone else to do.
WHY DO YOU HATE THE CONSTITUTION, IF YOU DONT WANT TO FOLLOW DUE PROCESS????? CANT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Four ships named after General von Steuben, see
Von Steuben
Baron von Steuben
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, by
Charles Willson Peale
Birth name Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand von Steuben
Born September 17, 1730
Magdeburg,
Kingdom of Prussia
(now Magdeburg,
Germany)
Died November 28, 1794 (aged 64)
Utica, New York,
United States
Buried Steuben Memorial State Historic Site,
Remsen, New York, United States
Allegiance
Prussia (1744–1762)
United States (1778–1783)
Service/branch
Prussian Army
Continental Army
Years of service 1744–1762
1778–1783
Rank Major General
Battles/wars
War of 1744
Seven Years' War
American Revolutionary War
Awards Cross of the Order of
De la Fidelite
Signature
Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben (born
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben; September 17, 1730 – November 28, 1794), also referred to as
Baron von Steuben (German:
[fɔn ˈʃtɔʏbn̩]), was a
Prussian and later an
American military officer. He served as
Inspector General and a
major general of the
Continental Army during the
American Revolutionary War. He is credited with being one of the fathers of the Continental Army in teaching them the essentials of
military drills, tactics, and disciplines.
[1] He wrote
Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, the book that served as the standard
United States drill manual until the
War of 1812.
[2] He served as General
George Washington's
chief of staff in the final years of the war
Sexuality
Von Steuben was
gay. His exits from the court of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and from Paris were under clouds of accusation of homosexual activity. Von Steuben arrived in the United States with his 17-year-old secretary,
Peter Stephen Du Ponceau, who is rumored to have been his lover.
[30] At Valley Forge, he began close relationships with
Benjamin Walker and
William North, then both military officers in their 20s, which are assumed by many to have been romantic.
[31] Because homosexuality was
criminalized at the time, records of his relationships are limited to references in correspondences. Von Steuben formally adopted Walker and North and made them his heirs.
[32] A third young man,
John W. Mulligan Jr. (1774–1862), also considered himself one of Steuben's "sons"; he inherited Von Steuben's vast library, collection of maps and $2,500 in cash.
[3