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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... dated Philadelphia , November 29 , 1778 : 83 Much esteemed Dear Madam : I am commissioned by my good and worthy friend the Baron ( as he himself is at present stationed at Fishkill , about 200 miles from this city ) , to write you ...
... dated Philadelphia , November 29 , 1778 : 83 Much esteemed Dear Madam : I am commissioned by my good and worthy friend the Baron ( as he himself is at present stationed at Fishkill , about 200 miles from this city ) , to write you ...
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... dated December 17 , 1776 , because Franklin himself makes no reference whatever to it ; he arrived in Paris December 21 , 1776 , after an exhausting voyage , and with much more important business awaiting him . Washington never mentions ...
... dated December 17 , 1776 , because Franklin himself makes no reference whatever to it ; he arrived in Paris December 21 , 1776 , after an exhausting voyage , and with much more important business awaiting him . Washington never mentions ...
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... dated from York , Pennsylvania , October 9 , 1777 , presents this view of his character : Dear Sir : This will probably be delivered to you by the Baron de Kalb , a gentleman who has long been attending Congress with tenders of his ...
... dated from York , Pennsylvania , October 9 , 1777 , presents this view of his character : Dear Sir : This will probably be delivered to you by the Baron de Kalb , a gentleman who has long been attending Congress with tenders of his ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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