Marching Out of the Encampment
Von Steuben’s first assigned task was to take over the Continental Army’s training.
The goal was for the American troops to be thoroughly competent in European methods of war. The Continental Army also desperately needed some sort of uniformity, that is, a standard to which all could aspire and ultimately master. There were at least three manuals being used at the time, which caused confusion when units were brigaded together.
Marching Out of the Encampment
Von Steuben’s first assigned task was to take over the Continental Army’s training.
The goal was for the American troops to be thoroughly competent in European methods of war. The Continental Army also desperately needed some sort of uniformity, that is, a standard to which all could aspire and ultimately master. There were at least three manuals being used at the time, which caused confusion when units were brigaded together.