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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... taken in these waters an American vessel of 350 tons , laden with indigo , & c , bound , as is believed , for Bordeaux and Havre . This prize was taken to Lisbon , and two persons of position who were on board , have been sent to ...
... taken in these waters an American vessel of 350 tons , laden with indigo , & c , bound , as is believed , for Bordeaux and Havre . This prize was taken to Lisbon , and two persons of position who were on board , have been sent to ...
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... taken part in some attack that could only have been made by infantry . All this , of course , does not increase confidence in the man . What annoys de Kalb most is the continual stream of complaints against Mr. Deane - why , no one ...
... taken part in some attack that could only have been made by infantry . All this , of course , does not increase confidence in the man . What annoys de Kalb most is the continual stream of complaints against Mr. Deane - why , no one ...
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... taken part in any battle or engagement , and that I myself , so to speak , have not seen a gun go off . Were I a braggart I might go on to say that since I have been with the army the enemy have had very little success , and that they ...
... taken part in any battle or engagement , and that I myself , so to speak , have not seen a gun go off . Were I a braggart I might go on to say that since I have been with the army the enemy have had very little success , and that they ...
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