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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... Choiseul's party . It was she for whom the king called in his agony on his deathbed in 1774. He even took steps for her safety after his demise . But Choiseul was shocked . He felt this was going too far ; a former prostitute in the ...
... Choiseul's party . It was she for whom the king called in his agony on his deathbed in 1774. He even took steps for her safety after his demise . But Choiseul was shocked . He felt this was going too far ; a former prostitute in the ...
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... Choiseul , he asked for an audience to give an account of his mission . Choiseul at first set a date , but then postponed the interview . De Kalb then sent a report on the English forces in the colonies . A few days later he received a ...
... Choiseul , he asked for an audience to give an account of his mission . Choiseul at first set a date , but then postponed the interview . De Kalb then sent a report on the English forces in the colonies . A few days later he received a ...
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... Choiseul that the imminent rebellion of the American colonies was preoccupying England to such an extent that it could not risk taking action to block the French designs in Corsica . By his coup Choiseul had weakened England and ...
... Choiseul that the imminent rebellion of the American colonies was preoccupying England to such an extent that it could not risk taking action to block the French designs in Corsica . By his coup Choiseul had weakened England and ...
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