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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... American army , the Comte de Broglie rather lamely wrote that he had recommended de Kalb's advancement , but that ... American army . Since France and the United States had become allies , the French officers serving in America ...
... American army , the Comte de Broglie rather lamely wrote that he had recommended de Kalb's advancement , but that ... American army . Since France and the United States had become allies , the French officers serving in America ...
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... American war record with some mild puzzlement : It is odd that in the two years I have been in service here , constantly with the army , the troops under my command ( and I have always had very strong divisions ) have not taken part in ...
... American war record with some mild puzzlement : It is odd that in the two years I have been in service here , constantly with the army , the troops under my command ( and I have always had very strong divisions ) have not taken part in ...
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... Americans was causing great numbers to join in fighting the British . He therefore decided to attack the newly constituted American army in their open , irregular encampment at Clermont . He started on the march at ten o'clock . Both armies ...
... Americans was causing great numbers to join in fighting the British . He therefore decided to attack the newly constituted American army in their open , irregular encampment at Clermont . He started on the march at ten o'clock . Both armies ...
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