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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... rank of a brigadier , to which my past services and my rank entitle me , so much the more as various junior officers , M. de Rozière and others , have received it . This honor would redouble my zeal and activity in the king's service ...
... rank of a brigadier , to which my past services and my rank entitle me , so much the more as various junior officers , M. de Rozière and others , have received it . This honor would redouble my zeal and activity in the king's service ...
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... rank in France.192 Both men were given the rank of brigadier general for the foreign service at the time they received leave to serve with the Americans ; however , previously , according to a French historian , Conway had held the rank ...
... rank in France.192 Both men were given the rank of brigadier general for the foreign service at the time they received leave to serve with the Americans ; however , previously , according to a French historian , Conway had held the rank ...
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... rank . No error can be more pernicious than that of dealing out rank with too prodigal a hand . The inconveniences of it are manifest . It lessens the value and splendor of it , in some measure degrades it into contempt , breeds ...
... rank . No error can be more pernicious than that of dealing out rank with too prodigal a hand . The inconveniences of it are manifest . It lessens the value and splendor of it , in some measure degrades it into contempt , breeds ...
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