A Fake General Turned a Starving Militia Into an Army That Beat Britain | Valley Forge 1778.

At Austerlitz, Napoleon fooled two emperors with a performance. In 1778, a broke Prussian captain fooled the entire American Congress with a fake resume — and then actually delivered everything he promised. And more. In this video: Why the Continental Army was weeks from collapse at Valley Forge The fake resume that got Von Steuben through the door Why a European general got on his knees in the mud to train privates The cursing in three languages that became a legend How bayonets went from dinner forks to the weapon that stormed a fort The Blue Book that defined the US Army for thirty-five years 📍 Valley Forge — February 1778 to June 1778 Continental Army: ~12,000 (starving, untrained) Result: Complete transformation. Army that fought Britain to a standstill at Monmouth. Stormed Stony Point with bayonets only. 🔗 Subscribe for more battles every week. #vonsteuben #valleyforge #americanrevolution #continentalarmy #georgewashington #bayonet #prussian #revolutionarywar #1778 #stonypoint #monmouth #bluebook #militaryhistory #animatedhistory #americanhistory