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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... hand to hand fight- ing , their bayonets could not make way against the boathooks wielded by the defenders . At the end of that bloody day , one of the most decisive combats of the war , the amphibians had saved the army at the cost of ...
... hand to hand fight- ing , their bayonets could not make way against the boathooks wielded by the defenders . At the end of that bloody day , one of the most decisive combats of the war , the amphibians had saved the army at the cost of ...
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... hand , here was the fulfillment of a long cherished hope ; but on the other hand , could he now desert his colleagues who had been rejected by Congress ? He decided it was his duty to refuse . Lest his refusal seem ungracious , he wrote ...
... hand , here was the fulfillment of a long cherished hope ; but on the other hand , could he now desert his colleagues who had been rejected by Congress ? He decided it was his duty to refuse . Lest his refusal seem ungracious , he wrote ...
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... hand . ” 327 Gates ' order of July 26 stood . The army got under way on July 27. De Kalb and the other officers all agreed that the Commander's plan was the result of his utter ignorance of the territory , of sources of supply , and of ...
... hand . ” 327 Gates ' order of July 26 stood . The army got under way on July 27. De Kalb and the other officers all agreed that the Commander's plan was the result of his utter ignorance of the territory , of sources of supply , and of ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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