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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... Congress with pride , demanding that they read his letters more carefully . When Mauroy called on the Baron , he found him also in a furious temper about the manner in which Congress had received the French officers sent over by Mr ...
... Congress with pride , demanding that they read his letters more carefully . When Mauroy called on the Baron , he found him also in a furious temper about the manner in which Congress had received the French officers sent over by Mr ...
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... Congress and to the commander - in - chief , thus outranking all American officers in these branches except Washington . Du Coudray arrived in June , 1777 , and presented his demands to Congress , whereupon " the wrath of Congress rose ...
... Congress and to the commander - in - chief , thus outranking all American officers in these branches except Washington . Du Coudray arrived in June , 1777 , and presented his demands to Congress , whereupon " the wrath of Congress rose ...
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... Congress , and now he found that a lad of nine- teen , with no military experience , was to be given the place and rank that should have been his by any reasonable standard . Had he been vindictive , he could have urged on Lafayette to ...
... Congress , and now he found that a lad of nine- teen , with no military experience , was to be given the place and rank that should have been his by any reasonable standard . Had he been vindictive , he could have urged on Lafayette to ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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