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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... directions of the Board of War . Lafayette was astute enough to see in the flattering offer of a command only an attempt to alienate him from Washington . Therefore he declined the commission unless he were to serve under Washington and ...
... directions of the Board of War . Lafayette was astute enough to see in the flattering offer of a command only an attempt to alienate him from Washington . Therefore he declined the commission unless he were to serve under Washington and ...
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... directions from Congress respecting the march of these troops arrived . Accordingly , this division as it is , is preparing to march , but how they will get on for want of provisions , transportation , etc. Heaven alone can tell . I ...
... directions from Congress respecting the march of these troops arrived . Accordingly , this division as it is , is preparing to march , but how they will get on for want of provisions , transportation , etc. Heaven alone can tell . I ...
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... directions to collect what little corn might still be stored in the country , and bring it to the mill.331 The desperate tone of Gates ' letter to Governor Thomas Jefferson at this point shows that he had come to realize the dangerous ...
... directions to collect what little corn might still be stored in the country , and bring it to the mill.331 The desperate tone of Gates ' letter to Governor Thomas Jefferson at this point shows that he had come to realize the dangerous ...
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