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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... united under a common representation , an independent state will certainly come forth in time . De Kalb attended constantly to what was perhaps the most difficult part of his assignment : On my return to France I shall report the exact ...
... united under a common representation , an independent state will certainly come forth in time . De Kalb attended constantly to what was perhaps the most difficult part of his assignment : On my return to France I shall report the exact ...
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... United States army , he preferred walking to traveling on horseback . It was another habit of his to share all happenings with his wife ; for example , in this letter he introduces the rest of the companions of the voyage to her by name ...
... United States army , he preferred walking to traveling on horseback . It was another habit of his to share all happenings with his wife ; for example , in this letter he introduces the rest of the companions of the voyage to her by name ...
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... united with the Americans to mourn him . He is praised widely in America , where the good patriots are not always the best of friends . The rank M. de Kalb held sets him off in a class by himself , and his high sense of honor and his ...
... united with the Americans to mourn him . He is praised widely in America , where the good patriots are not always the best of friends . The rank M. de Kalb held sets him off in a class by himself , and his high sense of honor and his ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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