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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... Louis XV . With great singleness of purpose and firm tact , she managed to attract the attention of the king , and two years after their first meeting , Louis entered upon a liaison with her . Her husband , still very much in love with ...
... Louis XV . With great singleness of purpose and firm tact , she managed to attract the attention of the king , and two years after their first meeting , Louis entered upon a liaison with her . Her husband , still very much in love with ...
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... Louis XV ( who in his early years on the throne was called Louis the Well Beloved ) , but particularly against her as the chief cause of the scandals at court and the misery of the common people . She therefore organized her own police ...
... Louis XV ( who in his early years on the throne was called Louis the Well Beloved ) , but particularly against her as the chief cause of the scandals at court and the misery of the common people . She therefore organized her own police ...
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... Louis XV in 1755 on a secret mission to Russia . Here , " la Chevalière d'Eon , " as he became known facetiously , adopted woman's dress and actually succeeded in worming his way into intimate court circles , becoming reader to the ...
... Louis XV in 1755 on a secret mission to Russia . Here , " la Chevalière d'Eon , " as he became known facetiously , adopted woman's dress and actually succeeded in worming his way into intimate court circles , becoming reader to the ...
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