General de Kalb: Lafayette's Mentor

American army American cause appointed arrived artillery asked attack Austrian Baron de Kalb Battle of Camden brigade British Broglie's camp campaign captain Charleston Choiseul colonies command Comte de Broglie Congress Conway course court Dubuysson Duke enemy England English favor fight forces foreign fought French army French officers Gates German glory honor horses infantry interest Kalb wrote Kalb's Kapp king Lafayette Lafayette's later letter liberty lieutenant colonel Lord Rawdon Louis XV Lowendal major Marquis Marquis de Lafayette Marshal Marshal de Saxe Maryland Mauroy military militia minister mistress never nobility North Carolina offer Paris person Philadelphia Phile Pompadour position Prince promised Prussia rank received refused regiment replied return to France sail Saxe sent served ship Silas Deane soldiers Soubise supplies troops United Valley Forge Victoire victory Virginia wagons Washington wife winter wounded write young