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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... regard to his promotion in rank . As much as a decade later , in August , 1779 , when de Kalb was serving in the American army , the Comte de Broglie rather lamely wrote that he had recommended de Kalb's advancement , but that now ...
... regard to his promotion in rank . As much as a decade later , in August , 1779 , when de Kalb was serving in the American army , the Comte de Broglie rather lamely wrote that he had recommended de Kalb's advancement , but that now ...
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... regard to their pecuniary circumstances also the family was very fortunate . De Kalb contributed 52,000 francs , while his wife received , in addition to a rich trousseau , 135,375 francs . After the death of her parents and ...
... regard to their pecuniary circumstances also the family was very fortunate . De Kalb contributed 52,000 francs , while his wife received , in addition to a rich trousseau , 135,375 francs . After the death of her parents and ...
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... regard to the Connecticut schoolteacher , Silas Deane . It seems only fair to allow his biographer , George L. Clarke , to say a few words in his defense . Along with this is quoted a masterly defense of the man by Benjamin Franklin ...
... regard to the Connecticut schoolteacher , Silas Deane . It seems only fair to allow his biographer , George L. Clarke , to say a few words in his defense . Along with this is quoted a masterly defense of the man by Benjamin Franklin ...
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