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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... present inactivity having become insupportable to him.73 General Robert Clerke from Paris , February 17 , 1765 : Mr. de Kalb will deliver this letter to Your Highness . He is a German and a Protestant . He served in the late war as ...
... present inactivity having become insupportable to him.73 General Robert Clerke from Paris , February 17 , 1765 : Mr. de Kalb will deliver this letter to Your Highness . He is a German and a Protestant . He served in the late war as ...
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... present my respects to Dr. Franklin . I submit to his judgment and yours the mé- moire hereto annexed , containing my opinion upon what I hinted to you one day in Paris . A French vessel which arrived yesterday from Lisbon , has ...
... present my respects to Dr. Franklin . I submit to his judgment and yours the mé- moire hereto annexed , containing my opinion upon what I hinted to you one day in Paris . A French vessel which arrived yesterday from Lisbon , has ...
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... present consume all my pay ; I have , therefore , made up my mind to shave myself . Being entirely in rags , I shall go to Philadelphia as soon as I can , to purchase new clothes , especially linen . 285 Naturally enough , de Kalb asks ...
... present consume all my pay ; I have , therefore , made up my mind to shave myself . Being entirely in rags , I shall go to Philadelphia as soon as I can , to purchase new clothes , especially linen . 285 Naturally enough , de Kalb asks ...
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