Which describes Baron Friedrich von Steuben?
a. a former Prussian captain who turned a disorderly Continental Army into a skilled fighting force
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. the Hessian commander of British troops in the South who lost the battle at Yorktown
The best description regarding Baron Friedrich von Steuben would be "a. a former Prussian captain who turned a disorderly Continental Army into a skilled fighting force," although he was also involved in the Battle of Yorktown.