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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... Further wealth came to her on the decease of some collateral relatives in 1776 : 84,000 francs in money as well as further real estate . The entire property of husband and wife must have amounted to approximately half a million francs ...
... Further wealth came to her on the decease of some collateral relatives in 1776 : 84,000 francs in money as well as further real estate . The entire property of husband and wife must have amounted to approximately half a million francs ...
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... further stay in Holland as useless , and asked for further orders . If he was to undertake the journey to America , and the time , in view of the momentary calm , was indifferent to Choiseul , he would prefer to wait until spring to ...
... further stay in Holland as useless , and asked for further orders . If he was to undertake the journey to America , and the time , in view of the momentary calm , was indifferent to Choiseul , he would prefer to wait until spring to ...
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... further allusion to the generalissimo aspirations , nor is there any further reference to the " Broglie Intrigue " in any other contemporary document , so far as I have been able to discover . An interesting comment on Broglie and his ...
... further allusion to the generalissimo aspirations , nor is there any further reference to the " Broglie Intrigue " in any other contemporary document , so far as I have been able to discover . An interesting comment on Broglie and his ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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