General de Kalb |
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Later , in Florence , he made the acquaintance of Corsican revolutionaries and 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 ...
Later , in Florence , he made the acquaintance of Corsican revolutionaries and 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 ...
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When a lieutenant colonelcy in the Nassau Regiment became vacant , de Kalb applied for the post , but it was awarded to a favorite of the minister . It was rumored at the time that for each of the three French armies four assistant ...
When a lieutenant colonelcy in the Nassau Regiment became vacant , de Kalb applied for the post , but it was awarded to a favorite of the minister . It was rumored at the time that for each of the three French armies four assistant ...
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De Kalb was the only one among the group to fall in battle . De Mauroy's contract was repudiated by Congress and he returned to France an embittered man . De Valfort rose from the ranks and became a colonel in 1777 .
De Kalb was the only one among the group to fall in battle . De Mauroy's contract was repudiated by Congress and he returned to France an embittered man . De Valfort rose from the ranks and became a colonel in 1777 .
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