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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... directions already given and still to be given . It is hoped that these letters will be less likely to arouse the suspicion and curiosity of the various correspondents and agents of whose services I must necessarily avail myself . In ...
... directions already given and still to be given . It is hoped that these letters will be less likely to arouse the suspicion and curiosity of the various correspondents and agents of whose services I must necessarily avail myself . In ...
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Adolf Eduard Zucker. More directions for further steps follow , all of which General Wayne carried out in bold fashion when he took the fort on July 16 , 1778 . It was the first time that American troops made a successful attack on ...
Adolf Eduard Zucker. More directions for further steps follow , all of which General Wayne carried out in bold fashion when he took the fort on July 16 , 1778 . It was the first time that American troops made a successful attack on ...
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... directions . 336 In order to keep his army as mobile as possible , Gates on August 15 ordered women , children and wounded , as well as all heavy baggage to be sent back to Charlotte under the command of Major Dean . Of the " multitudes ...
... directions . 336 In order to keep his army as mobile as possible , Gates on August 15 ordered women , children and wounded , as well as all heavy baggage to be sent back to Charlotte under the command of Major Dean . Of the " multitudes ...
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