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Noble Blood

The Drillmaster of Valley Forge

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Society & Culture, History

4.813.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

When Baron von Steuben arrived at Valley Forge, he was met with a dismal sight. The soldiers were starving, undisciplined, and freezing. The Baron had a daunting task ahead of him: give them a fighting chance against the British.

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Welcome to Noble Blood, a production of IHeart Radio and Grimm and Mild from Aaron Manky.

0:47.0

Listener discretion advised.

0:50.9

On the chilly morning of February 24th, 1778, in the middle of one of the worst winters of the American Revolutionary War,

1:01.0

a carriage emerged from the Pennsylvanian wilderness and drove up towards the Army's camp.

1:08.6

After a long ride from York, Pennsylvania, Baron Friedrich William von Steuben

1:15.0

and his aides-de-camp finally arrived at Valley Forge. For our American listeners, that name

1:22.9

might ring a bell. Valley Forge was the winter camp for the Continental Army during the thick of

1:30.4

the American Revolutionary War, and this particular winter has gone down in infamy for the

1:37.6

horrible conditions the soldiers faced. But the Baron didn't know just yet what he had gotten himself into. As the army camp

1:48.1

came into view, the Baron's heart started racing with excitement. The noise of the nearly

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