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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... command the Army of the South which was to relieve the siege of Charleston . Hardly had he undertaken his independent command when Congress appointed over his head the incompetent Gates , who then led the army into disaster . The ...
... command the Army of the South which was to relieve the siege of Charleston . Hardly had he undertaken his independent command when Congress appointed over his head the incompetent Gates , who then led the army into disaster . The ...
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... command in the winter of 1777 to 1778 , says that Lafayette " succeeded in having the Baron de Kalb appointed to the expedition , who , being older in rank than Conway , would of course be second in command . This request was not ...
... command in the winter of 1777 to 1778 , says that Lafayette " succeeded in having the Baron de Kalb appointed to the expedition , who , being older in rank than Conway , would of course be second in command . This request was not ...
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... command . He was in command of the left wing , while de Kalb was in charge of the right , composed of regulars . At noon on August 7 the forces joined , marched a few miles in the direction of the hostile post on Lynch Creek , and then ...
... command . He was in command of the left wing , while de Kalb was in charge of the right , composed of regulars . At noon on August 7 the forces joined , marched a few miles in the direction of the hostile post on Lynch Creek , and then ...
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