General de Kalb |
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How well de Kalb understood the situation is shown by a prophecy which he made after six weeks in America : All people here are imbued with such a spirit of independence and even license , that if all the provinces can be united under a ...
How well de Kalb understood the situation is shown by a prophecy which he made after six weeks in America : All people here are imbued with such a spirit of independence and even license , that if all the provinces can be united under a ...
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Years later , as a major general in the 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 ...
Years later , as a major general in the 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 ...
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The French , to whom his wise , moderate conduct did great honor , 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 ...
The French , to whom his wise , moderate conduct did great honor , 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 ...
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