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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... appears as " de Kalb , " and in his correspondence he signs " Baron de Kalb . " Where or how de Kalb acquired these ... appearing as journalist , preacher , abbé , diplomat , alchemist , businessman , gambler , and of course , author of ...
... appears as " de Kalb , " and in his correspondence he signs " Baron de Kalb . " Where or how de Kalb acquired these ... appearing as journalist , preacher , abbé , diplomat , alchemist , businessman , gambler , and of course , author of ...
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... appear only in women's clothes . The distinguished scholar and keen fencer had to comply with this bitter condition , humiliating and annoying as it was to a lover of hunting and riding . The unhappy man's petitions for permission to appear ...
... appear only in women's clothes . The distinguished scholar and keen fencer had to comply with this bitter condition , humiliating and annoying as it was to a lover of hunting and riding . The unhappy man's petitions for permission to appear ...
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... appears one that suits him . The young girl then has the right to refuse the young man if he does not suit her . The ... appear . They sing hymns there , and the discourses and prayers of the minister are listened to with great devotion ...
... appears one that suits him . The young girl then has the right to refuse the young man if he does not suit her . The ... appear . They sing hymns there , and the discourses and prayers of the minister are listened to with great devotion ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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