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Also Known As Frederick William, Freiherr von Steuben • Frederick William Augustus, Freiherr von Steuben • Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben
Born September 17, 1730 • Magdeburg • Germany
Died November 28, 1794 (aged 64) • New York
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