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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... Philadelphia he devoted himself to the cause of inde- pendence . He attended almost daily the meetings of the " Committee on Council and Safety " held at Philosophical Hall . John Adams spoke of him as a " fine facetious old gentleman ...
... Philadelphia he devoted himself to the cause of inde- pendence . He attended almost daily the meetings of the " Committee on Council and Safety " held at Philosophical Hall . John Adams spoke of him as a " fine facetious old gentleman ...
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... Philadelphia ; and if you find , upon your arrival there , that the troops are to move , concert with the Board of War and the commissary and quartermaster general the necessary arrangements for their provision and accommodation . But ...
... Philadelphia ; and if you find , upon your arrival there , that the troops are to move , concert with the Board of War and the commissary and quartermaster general the necessary arrangements for their provision and accommodation . But ...
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... Philadelphia Campagne , edited by Bernhard Uhlendorf and Edna Vosper , Philadelphia , 1937 Henry Belcher , The First American Civil War , London , 1911 Alfred Hoyt Bill , Valley Forge , the Making of an Army , 1952 Biographie ...
... Philadelphia Campagne , edited by Bernhard Uhlendorf and Edna Vosper , Philadelphia , 1937 Henry Belcher , The First American Civil War , London , 1911 Alfred Hoyt Bill , Valley Forge , the Making of an Army , 1952 Biographie ...
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