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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... de Broglie's victory at Bergen , April 13 , 1759 , de Kalb had his part ... Comte de Broglie . In a letter written November 18 , 1761 , to Prince Xavier ... Comte de Broglie , who was his brother's subordinate . This intimacy ...
... de Broglie's victory at Bergen , April 13 , 1759 , de Kalb had his part ... Comte de Broglie . In a letter written November 18 , 1761 , to Prince Xavier ... Comte de Broglie , who was his brother's subordinate . This intimacy ...
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... Comte de Broglie . Under Louis XVI , who came to the throne in 1774 , many distressing matters were forgotten , including de Broglie's sins . The new king appointed him military commander - in - chief at Metz . In compliance with a rule ...
... Comte de Broglie . Under Louis XVI , who came to the throne in 1774 , many distressing matters were forgotten , including de Broglie's sins . The new king appointed him military commander - in - chief at Metz . In compliance with a rule ...
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Adolf Eduard Zucker. CHAPTER VII THE BROGLIE INTRIGUE The dinner given by the Comte de Broglie at Metz in the summer of 1775 in honor of the Duke of Gloucester , as Lafayette tells us , aroused his interest in the fight for freedom of ...
Adolf Eduard Zucker. CHAPTER VII THE BROGLIE INTRIGUE The dinner given by the Comte de Broglie at Metz in the summer of 1775 in honor of the Duke of Gloucester , as Lafayette tells us , aroused his interest in the fight for freedom of ...
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