Which describes baron friedrich von steuben?
a. a former prussian captain who turned a disorderly continental army into a skilled fighting force
b. a young german officer on washington's staff who captured a british fort during the battle at yorktown
c. the frenchman who became a general on washington's staff and his lifelong friend
d. the hessian commander of british troops in the south who lost the battle at yorktown

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