Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
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| Artist | Albert Jaegers |
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| Year | 1910 |
| Type | Bronze |
| Location | Lafayette Park, Northwest, Washington, D.C. |
| Owner | |
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Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben | |
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| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°54′0″N 77°2′15.72″W / 38.90000°N 77.0377000°WCoordinates: 38°54′0″N 77°2′15.72″W / 38.90000°N 77.0377000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Part of | American Revolution Statuary. |
| NRHP Reference # | 78000256[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 1978[2] |
Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben is a bronze statue, by Albert Jaegers.[3] It was dedicated on December 7, 1910.[4]
The inscription reads:
(Base, southeast side:)
Albert Jaegers, sculptor
(Base, front in raised letters:)
ERECTED.BY.THE.CONGRESS
OF.THE.VNITED.STATES.
TO
FREDERICK.WILLIAM.AVGVSTVS.HENRY.FERDINAND
BARON.VON.STEVBEN
IN.GRATEFVL .RECOGNITION .OF.HIS
SERVICES
TO
THE
AMERICAN.PEOPLE
IN.THEIR.STRVGGLE.FOR.LIBERTY
BORN.IN PRVSSIA
SEPTEMBER 17, 1730
DIED.IN.NEW.YORK.
NOVEMBER 28, 1794
AFTER.SERVING.AS AIDE.
DE.CAMP.TO.FREDERICK
THE.GREAT.OF PRVSSIA
HE.OFFERED.HIS.SWORD
TO.THE.AMERICAN.COLONIES.AND WAS APPOINT
ED.MAJOR.GENERAL AND
INSPECTOR GENERAL IN
THE CONTINENTAL ARMY
HE GAVE MILITARY.TRAIN-
ING.AND.DISCIPLINE.TO
THE.CITIZEN.SOLDIERS
WHO.ACHIEVED.THE.IN-
DEPENDENCE.OF.THE
VNITED.STATES. .
M.C.M.X
(Base, rear in raised letters:)
COLONEL.WILLIAM.NORTH
.MAJOR.BENJAMIN.WALKER
.AIDES.AND.FRIENDS
OF.GENERA.VON.STEVBEN
(Base, beneath two male figures:)
MILITARY INSTRUCTION
(Base, beneath female figure and youth:)
COMMEMORATION
See also
References
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "American Revolution Statuary". National Park Service. July 14, 1978. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, (sculpture)". SIRIS
- ↑ "Honor Steuben Today." Washington Post. December 7, 1910.