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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... honor their contracts ? Meanwhile his " escape " on the " Victoire " had made him a national hero celebrated everywhere , whom even his formerly irate father - in law now regarded with pride . The alliance with France hung very much in ...
... honor their contracts ? Meanwhile his " escape " on the " Victoire " had made him a national hero celebrated everywhere , whom even his formerly irate father - in law now regarded with pride . The alliance with France hung very much in ...
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... honor was to be paid to the French officers . De Kalb described the great day in a letter to his wife , May 12 ... honor of the King of France , the second in honor of European powers friendly to America , and the third in honor of the ...
... honor was to be paid to the French officers . De Kalb described the great day in a letter to his wife , May 12 ... honor of the King of France , the second in honor of European powers friendly to America , and the third in honor of the ...
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... honor , united with the Americans to mourn him . He is praised widely in America , where the good patriots are not always the best of friends . The rank M. de Kalb held sets him off in a class by himself , and his high sense of honor ...
... honor , united with the Americans to mourn him . He is praised widely in America , where the good patriots are not always the best of friends . The rank M. de Kalb held sets him off in a class by himself , and his high sense of honor ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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