On February 23th, 1778 Baron Frederick Von Steuben arrived at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, He was former captain in the Prussian army and He volunteered himself to help General Washington in training of the continental army. He had been recommend by Benjamin Franklin in 1777. The training that he gave to the continental army was absolutely necessary in order to win the war. The Marquis de Lafayette was inspired by the stories of colonists fighting against the British in America. He came to the United States 1777 to join in the battle and though he was rejected but he won over the leaders of the Revolution by his passion for the Battle. September 1777 the Battle of Brandywine he was shot in the leg by helping George Washington Retreat. He and
