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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... interest when the king told about one of his hunting exploits , even if it was for the fourth or fifth time . A remarkable feature of this relationship was that the Marquise suffered from frigidity , 56 despite various drugs she ...
... interest when the king told about one of his hunting exploits , even if it was for the fourth or fifth time . A remarkable feature of this relationship was that the Marquise suffered from frigidity , 56 despite various drugs she ...
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... interest . The Comte de Broglie also recommended de Kalb highly . The three letters are of interest as showing the attitude toward the professional soldier at this time , the great regard in which the Duke as well as the Count de ...
... interest . The Comte de Broglie also recommended de Kalb highly . The three letters are of interest as showing the attitude toward the professional soldier at this time , the great regard in which the Duke as well as the Count de ...
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... interest and to get rid of their creditors . - All these inconveniences would no longer occur if the States might choose a leader such as I suggest , with power himself to choose the officers and assistants whom he should judge ...
... interest and to get rid of their creditors . - All these inconveniences would no longer occur if the States might choose a leader such as I suggest , with power himself to choose the officers and assistants whom he should judge ...
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