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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... foreign regiments and to avoid inhumanity in the judicial regulations . For example , a court martial of his regiment had ordered the death penalty for a deserter who had gone across the border , sold his uniform there , and then had ...
... foreign regiments and to avoid inhumanity in the judicial regulations . For example , a court martial of his regiment had ordered the death penalty for a deserter who had gone across the border , sold his uniform there , and then had ...
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... foreign generals . He has 30,000 livres a year and will leave soon . " ( Lafayette was on leave in France at the time . ) De Kalb , despite various disappointments , continued to seek opportunities for gaining advancement and glory . He ...
... foreign generals . He has 30,000 livres a year and will leave soon . " ( Lafayette was on leave in France at the time . ) De Kalb , despite various disappointments , continued to seek opportunities for gaining advancement and glory . He ...
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... foreign officers , to serve in these states , unless they are well acquaint- ed with our language , and bring strong credentials of their abilities : That a Copy of the Resolution of Congress , passed yesterday , discouraging foreign ...
... foreign officers , to serve in these states , unless they are well acquaint- ed with our language , and bring strong credentials of their abilities : That a Copy of the Resolution of Congress , passed yesterday , discouraging foreign ...
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