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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... Charleston where we had intended to land . No one on board knew the coast well enough to say where we were and which port we might enter . The Marquis , Mr. Price and I set out in the yawl from our ship , with the lieutenant and seven ...
... Charleston where we had intended to land . No one on board knew the coast well enough to say where we were and which port we might enter . The Marquis , Mr. Price and I set out in the yawl from our ship , with the lieutenant and seven ...
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... Charleston to Philadelphia lasted from June 25 to July 26. The procession , led by Lafayette and de Kalb , started out in the spirit of the " Victoire " ! At its head rode one of the Marquis ' servants in the uniform of a hussar . Next ...
... Charleston to Philadelphia lasted from June 25 to July 26. The procession , led by Lafayette and de Kalb , started out in the spirit of the " Victoire " ! At its head rode one of the Marquis ' servants in the uniform of a hussar . Next ...
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... Charleston , at the time besieged by a strong British force and in danger of having to capitulate . But whether or not Charleston fell , Washington wished to send troops into the South because the British movements in that direction ...
... Charleston , at the time besieged by a strong British force and in danger of having to capitulate . But whether or not Charleston fell , Washington wished to send troops into the South because the British movements in that direction ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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