13 Feb 1778, second quote, in Writings from the Valley Forge Encampment, 1:52; “The Journal of John Charles Philip von Krafft, of the Regiment von Bose, 1776–1784,” Collections of the New-York ...
an immigrant from Prussia who came to the United States during the Valley Forge encampment, trained and professionalized the United States Army in 1778. The National German-American Alliance ...