General de KalbUniversity of North Carolina Press, 1966 - 251 էջ Originally published in 1966, A. E. Zucker presented the first modern biography of General de Kalb, a German by birth who held the rank of major general in the Continental Army and died at the Battle of Camden during the American Revolutionary War. Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette. |
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... British army failed because of General Charles Lee's bungling at the battle of Monmouth , which permitted the British to retreat to New York . The American forces were not strong enough to attack the well fortified British position ...
... British army failed because of General Charles Lee's bungling at the battle of Monmouth , which permitted the British to retreat to New York . The American forces were not strong enough to attack the well fortified British position ...
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... British army , de Kalb waxes quite indignant . " In Fairfield , Bedford , Norwalk , New Haven , and West Haven , the British have followed the principle that whatever they cannot carry off is to be destroyed or burned . They cannot ...
... British army , de Kalb waxes quite indignant . " In Fairfield , Bedford , Norwalk , New Haven , and West Haven , the British have followed the principle that whatever they cannot carry off is to be destroyed or burned . They cannot ...
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... British in detachments were gone forever.341 This was very regrettable in view of the British forces scattered widely over the state . The British cavalry commander , Banastre Tarleton , who played an important part in the Battle of ...
... British in detachments were gone forever.341 This was very regrettable in view of the British forces scattered widely over the state . The British cavalry commander , Banastre Tarleton , who played an important part in the Battle of ...
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