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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... favor that they would be so kind as to smash his head ; he obtained this favor ; they bound his eyes and he was made to kneel down . At this moment the King of the Bulgarians came by and inquired the victim's crime ; and as this king ...
... favor that they would be so kind as to smash his head ; he obtained this favor ; they bound his eyes and he was made to kneel down . At this moment the King of the Bulgarians came by and inquired the victim's crime ; and as this king ...
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... favor of various mistresses . As to his brother - in - law , the Margrave first promised Frederick to preserve neutrality in the Seven Years ' War , and then sided with Austria . Naturally his subjects suffered from this duplicity when ...
... favor of various mistresses . As to his brother - in - law , the Margrave first promised Frederick to preserve neutrality in the Seven Years ' War , and then sided with Austria . Naturally his subjects suffered from this duplicity when ...
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... favor of pitched battles , especially not at the be- ginning of a campaign , and I am convinced thať a really skilful general might wage war all his life without being compelled to give battle . Does this mean a return to a defensive ...
... favor of pitched battles , especially not at the be- ginning of a campaign , and I am convinced thať a really skilful general might wage war all his life without being compelled to give battle . Does this mean a return to a defensive ...
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