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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... four , which , with four oarsmen , made nine men for the crossing . In addition there were four riding horses . By the time the ferry reached midstream , the wind suddenly changed into a violent squall and drove the helpless boat toward ...
... four , which , with four oarsmen , made nine men for the crossing . In addition there were four riding horses . By the time the ferry reached midstream , the wind suddenly changed into a violent squall and drove the helpless boat toward ...
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... four servants or carters , which made ten persons in two wagons drawn by four horses . The wagon in which I rode lost one of the shaft horses on the third or fourth day - it died of colic in a single hour . We were obliged to purchase ...
... four servants or carters , which made ten persons in two wagons drawn by four horses . The wagon in which I rode lost one of the shaft horses on the third or fourth day - it died of colic in a single hour . We were obliged to purchase ...
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... four feet deep . New York Harbor was frozen over . His letter continues : The roads are piled with snow until , in some places , they are elevated twelve feet above their ordinary level . The present winter is especially remarkable for ...
... four feet deep . New York Harbor was frozen over . His letter continues : The roads are piled with snow until , in some places , they are elevated twelve feet above their ordinary level . The present winter is especially remarkable for ...
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