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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... Battle of Fontenoy , fought in Flanders on May 11 , 1745 . This battle was chiefly a contest between the French army under Marshal de Saxe and a British army commanded by the Duke of Cumberland . Characteristically , the French force ...
... Battle of Fontenoy , fought in Flanders on May 11 , 1745 . This battle was chiefly a contest between the French army under Marshal de Saxe and a British army commanded by the Duke of Cumberland . Characteristically , the French force ...
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... battle , grouping all his reserves at one point for a smashing flank attack that shook the British column , forcing it to retreat . General Lowendal was in command of the infantry , whose action proved decisive . Likewise distinguished ...
... battle , grouping all his reserves at one point for a smashing flank attack that shook the British column , forcing it to retreat . General Lowendal was in command of the infantry , whose action proved decisive . Likewise distinguished ...
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... battle was going as well for the rest of the Americans ; otherwise they would have seen that a further contest was hopeless and would have retreated as best they could , with no further sacrific of their men . They had had no orders ...
... battle was going as well for the rest of the Americans ; otherwise they would have seen that a further contest was hopeless and would have retreated as best they could , with no further sacrific of their men . They had had no orders ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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