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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... Maryland division to the southward . That no time may be lost in the transportation of troops , should Congress agree in sentiment with the Council , I am to desire you to proceed immediately to Philadelphia ; and if you find , upon ...
... Maryland division to the southward . That no time may be lost in the transportation of troops , should Congress agree in sentiment with the Council , I am to desire you to proceed immediately to Philadelphia ; and if you find , upon ...
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... Maryland Council in Annapolis acted on de Kalb's request for pro- visions for the Maryland troops under his command . The Council refused , on the ground that the distance was too great , and that North Carolina and Virginia should take ...
... Maryland Council in Annapolis acted on de Kalb's request for pro- visions for the Maryland troops under his command . The Council refused , on the ground that the distance was too great , and that North Carolina and Virginia should take ...
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... Maryland and Delaware . " 356 With the same unflinching obstinacy which they had shown at the Gowanus and on Chatterton's Hill in 1776 , the Delaware and Maryland troops contended with the superior force of the enemy for nearly an hour ...
... Maryland and Delaware . " 356 With the same unflinching obstinacy which they had shown at the Gowanus and on Chatterton's Hill in 1776 , the Delaware and Maryland troops contended with the superior force of the enemy for nearly an hour ...
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