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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... England , Holland and Austria allied against France . The war was launched against Louis XIV for placing his grandson on the Spanish throne , vacant due to the death of Charles II . This would have put Spain as well as France under the ...
... England , Holland and Austria allied against France . The war was launched against Louis XIV for placing his grandson on the Spanish throne , vacant due to the death of Charles II . This would have put Spain as well as France under the ...
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... 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 partially satisfied his desire for revenge . The success of the Corsican venture ...
... 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 partially satisfied his desire for revenge . The success of the Corsican venture ...
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... England , 44 George III , King of England , 70 , 71 , 74 , 76 , 89 , 109 , 180 Gerard , Conrad , 72 , 175 , 192 German and Girardot , ( commercial firm ) 98 Gervais , John Lewis , 144 Gimat , Jean Joseph Sourbader de , 118 , 122 , 125 ...
... England , 44 George III , King of England , 70 , 71 , 74 , 76 , 89 , 109 , 180 Gerard , Conrad , 72 , 175 , 192 German and Girardot , ( commercial firm ) 98 Gervais , John Lewis , 144 Gimat , Jean Joseph Sourbader de , 118 , 122 , 125 ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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