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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... army , consisting to a large extent of Germans fighting on German soil against other Germans , there were naturally many deserters . Some of them are said to have gone over to Frederick's victorious forces . Among various proposals made ...
... army , consisting to a large extent of Germans fighting on German soil against other Germans , there were naturally many deserters . Some of them are said to have gone over to Frederick's victorious forces . Among various proposals made ...
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... army . His profession was that of soldier , and it was his ambition to rise to the top . If he took foreign service as brigadier , he might after several campaigns return to France and to a generalship in the French army . Such an ...
... army . His profession was that of soldier , and it was his ambition to rise to the top . If he took foreign service as brigadier , he might after several campaigns return to France and to a generalship in the French army . Such an ...
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... army without strength , a military chest without money , a department apparently deficient in public spirit , and a climate that increases despondency instead of animating the soldier's arm.322 In a letter to Governor Jefferson from ...
... army without strength , a military chest without money , a department apparently deficient in public spirit , and a climate that increases despondency instead of animating the soldier's arm.322 In a letter to Governor Jefferson from ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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