[DOC] [TLE] Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben - Wikipedia [PAR] Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben also referred to as the 
Baron von Steuben, was a Prussian and American military officer. He served as 
inspector general and major general of the Continental Army ... Rumors followed 
him from Prussia to America that he was homosexual, but there never was an... [DOC] [TLE] John Burgoyne - Wikipedia [PAR] General John Burgoyne (24 February 1722  4 August 1792) was a British army 
officer, politician and dramatist. He first saw action during the Seven Years' War 
when he participated in .... In 1758 he participated in several expeditions made 
against the French coast, ... In the army he had been promoted to major-general. [DOC] [TLE] Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette - Wikipedia [PAR] Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette in the U.S. 
often known ... There, he was made a major general, though initially the 19-year-
old was not .... When Lafayette heard that French officers were being sent to 
America, he ... Lafayette's first battle was at Brandywine on 11 September 1777. [DOC] [TLE] John Andr - Wikipedia [PAR] John Andr (2 May 1750  2 October 1780) was a British Army officer hanged as 
a spy by the ... He was promoted to captain in the 26th Foot on 18 January 1777, 
and to major ... Adjutant General of the British Army in America with the rank of 
Major. ... The others left and Arnold came to Andr on horseback, leading an 
extra... [DOC] [TLE] Casimir Pulaski - Wikipedia [PAR] Leaving Prussia, Pulaski sought refuge in France, where he unsuccessfully 
attempted to join the French Army. In 1773, his opponents in Poland accused him 
of... [DOC] [TLE] Major Generals - revolutionary war generals - Tripod [PAR] In November 1777 General Alexander wrote Washington to tell of a letter he had 
been ... the French army, where he continued to advance, being made 
commanding ... a commission of major general from Silas Deane in Paris, he 
came to America ..... was left in command of the area while the main army moved 
to New York. [DOC] [TLE] Valley Forge - December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778 [PAR] General Washington probably decided to move his troops to Valley Forge, 
because it was near ... He had posed as a baron and former lieutenant general in 
the army of King Frederich of ... Later he was made commander of even more 
troops. ... Baron de Kalb was commissioned as a major general after he left 
Valley Forge. [DOC] [TLE] George Washington: The Commander In Chief - USHistory.org [PAR] He was the one necessary person, whose calm, unswerving, determined sense 
... ideals it embodied made him the symbol of America  the spirit of the 
Revolution. ... militia; and by the time he was serving as an aide to General 
Braddock he made the ... Major Pitcairn of the British Army had fired upon the 
American militia,... [DOC] [TLE] General John Burgoyne - The American Revolutionary War [PAR] General John Burgoyne, or _Gentleman Johnny_, is most known for his ... This 
mistake was made by taking an army of 6,000 British soldiers down the ... giving 
the Americans confidence and bringing France fully into the war on the ... He was 
the firstborn son of British army captain John Burgoyne and his wife, Anna Maria. [DOC] [TLE] Charles Cornwallis - American Revolution - HISTORY.com [PAR] Henry Clinton, he moved his forces to Virginia, where he was defeated at the 
Battle ... defensive position at the Battle of Brandywine (September 11, 1777). 
Promoted to lieutenant general and second in command of the army in America 
in 1778, ... to confront British regulars, and North Carolina was left exposed to the 
British. [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of Brandywine  George Washington's Mount Vernon [PAR] The Battle of the Brandywine on September 11, 1777, marked the apparent end 
of ... For Lieutenant-General Sir William Howe, commander of the British forces in 
North ... he had to come fully to grips with General George Washington's army 
since the .... in a position to move

Question: He left the French army a captain & moved to America where he was made a major general in 1777
Answer: Marquis de Lafayette