Title
Baron Von Steuben and the military forces in Virginia during the British invasions of 1780-1781
Date of Award
4-1979
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
History
First Advisor
Dr. Harry M. Ward
Abstract
The subject of this thesis is Major-General the Baron von Steuben and his role in military events in Virginia during 1780-1781. Steuben came south in November 1780 with Major-General Nathanael Greene to help re-form, re-equip, and re-man the Southern Army. Finding Virginia potentially valuable, General Greene detached General Steuben soon after their arrival with the primary mission to remain and expedite supplies and manpower southward. While so engaged, Steuben also assumed a secondary mission when he found himself, for a time, military commander of the Continental and state militia forces in Virginia. His performance from November 1780 until October 1781 with an evaluation of his successes, failures, strengths, and weaknesses is the central theme examined here. This thesis is limited to this period of service which was, in itself, filled with events that brought him both praise and criticism.
Recommended Citation
Decker, Michael McMillen, "Baron Von Steuben and the military forces in Virginia during the British invasions of 1780-1781" (1979). Master's Theses. 431.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses/431