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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... French , surprised by this unexpected chivalry , responded with a rather feeble cheer . Then they fired a volley which proved not very effective , while the British gunfire at such close range proved to be so deadly that the French ...
... French , surprised by this unexpected chivalry , responded with a rather feeble cheer . Then they fired a volley which proved not very effective , while the British gunfire at such close range proved to be so deadly that the French ...
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... French Government , had been collecting cannon from various arsenals in France , had succeeded in sending them to the United States . As a reward for his aid to America , this overbearing , impudent officer demanded from Deane the rank ...
... French Government , had been collecting cannon from various arsenals in France , had succeeded in sending them to the United States . As a reward for his aid to America , this overbearing , impudent officer demanded from Deane the rank ...
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... French officers are very well brought up indeed to come here to serve the United States without first having been invited ! Last year , it is true , we needed some French officers , but now we have many of them , and very experi- enced ...
... French officers are very well brought up indeed to come here to serve the United States without first having been invited ! Last year , it is true , we needed some French officers , but now we have many of them , and very experi- enced ...
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