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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... became interested in their struggle to free their island from Genoese domination . As leader of the movement he went to Constantinople where he pre- vailed upon the government to equip him with a ship , ammunition and other supplies ...
... became interested in their struggle to free their island from Genoese domination . As leader of the movement he went to Constantinople where he pre- vailed upon the government to equip him with a ship , ammunition and other supplies ...
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... became a frequent visitor at the van Robais home , and fell in love with the younger daughter . They became engaged in the winter of 1763-64 , and the marriage ceremony took place April 10 , 1764 , at the Protes- tant church belonging ...
... became a frequent visitor at the van Robais home , and fell in love with the younger daughter . They became engaged in the winter of 1763-64 , and the marriage ceremony took place April 10 , 1764 , at the Protes- tant church belonging ...
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... became a colonel in 1777 . Poor health caused him soon to return to France , where he was appointed director of the military school at Brienne , and thus the chief teacher of Napoleon . De Lesser : a lieutenant at the age of ten , a ...
... became a colonel in 1777 . Poor health caused him soon to return to France , where he was appointed director of the military school at Brienne , and thus the chief teacher of Napoleon . De Lesser : a lieutenant at the age of ten , a ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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