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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... replied the Frenchman . " I suppose we both fight for what we do not have . " 3 Figures from the year 1776 show that foreign troops in the French service numbered 13,120 Germans , 18,040 Swiss , 3,260 Italians , and the same number of ...
... replied the Frenchman . " I suppose we both fight for what we do not have . " 3 Figures from the year 1776 show that foreign troops in the French service numbered 13,120 Germans , 18,040 Swiss , 3,260 Italians , and the same number of ...
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... replied , " We never shoot first ! " Though on the next day the British did shoot first , the French won the day , through the genius of Maréchal de Saxe , but also in no small part through the courageous action of Général de Lowendal ...
... replied , " We never shoot first ! " Though on the next day the British did shoot first , the French won the day , through the genius of Maréchal de Saxe , but also in no small part through the courageous action of Général de Lowendal ...
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... replied that he had ordered up all the drummers and meant to have a grand parade.249 It is not surprising that from Valley Forge de Kalb should write to de Broglie , with whom he had served under very different conditions in European ...
... replied that he had ordered up all the drummers and meant to have a grand parade.249 It is not surprising that from Valley Forge de Kalb should write to de Broglie , with whom he had served under very different conditions in European ...
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