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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... court favorites , a certain Schaunfels , the son of an innkeeper , who had been raised to nobility by the Margrave , refused when ordered to marry one of his ruler's mistresses , where- upon Schaunfels fell into disgrace and just ...
... court favorites , a certain Schaunfels , the son of an innkeeper , who had been raised to nobility by the Margrave , refused when ordered to marry one of his ruler's mistresses , where- upon Schaunfels fell into disgrace and just ...
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... court against the tax , as will appear by the accom- panying English documents , which I enclose in the original , in order to excite less suspicion in case the letter should be intercepted . The dissatisfaction with the impost grows ...
... court against the tax , as will appear by the accom- panying English documents , which I enclose in the original , in order to excite less suspicion in case the letter should be intercepted . The dissatisfaction with the impost grows ...
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... Court with orders to delay the departure of the " Amphitrite : " I am very glad that he arrived too late , but I fear lest this may prove a hindrance to the departure of the second vessel , and conse- quently , to my own departure , and ...
... Court with orders to delay the departure of the " Amphitrite : " I am very glad that he arrived too late , but I fear lest this may prove a hindrance to the departure of the second vessel , and conse- quently , to my own departure , and ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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