The first full American army drill manual had been written by the German mercenary helper to the American Revolutionary army, von Steuben in 1779. It was based on the drills of Prussia, led once by the brilliant Frederick the Great. Later in 1812, the US Army drill book was a reproduction of the one used by France.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben fought for the Americans during the American Revolution. His key contribute to the war was in training the military. He wrote a book called "The Revolutionary War Drill Manual" and served as General Washington's Chief of Staff at the end of the war.
He wrote the first major history of the African American people.
William Hill Brown's The Power of Sympathy: or, The Triumph of Nature (1789) is an 18th-century American sentimental novel written in epistolary form that is widely considered to be the first American novel.
Mercy otis warren..... "the rise, fall, and termination of the american revolution" three volumes published in 1805
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General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730-1794) , Prussian born, joined Washington at Valley Forge and took charge of teaching the troops and officers there how to drill. He wrote a drill manual which was used by the army for more than 40 years.
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben fought for the Americans during the American Revolution. His key contribute to the war was in training the military. He wrote a book called "The Revolutionary War Drill Manual" and served as General Washington's Chief of Staff at the end of the war.
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The first dictionary of American English was written by Noah Webster and published in 1806.
The Contrast, considered the first American play performed in America, was written by Royall Tyler in 1787. It was a comedy satirizing the manners and culture of post-Revolutionary America.
The first American spelling book, "The New England Primer," was written by Benjamin Harris in 1690.
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