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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... living with his sister in a small house on the estate , while the chateau was leased to a lady who showed it to me with great pride . I tried my " clue " on her ; immediately she said she knew very well a M. Soulange - Teissier , a ...
... living with his sister in a small house on the estate , while the chateau was leased to a lady who showed it to me with great pride . I tried my " clue " on her ; immediately she said she knew very well a M. Soulange - Teissier , a ...
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... living illustration of the virtues you have just sketched for me ; but men already civilized ( and not at all by such philosophers ) , are the ones who brought to a savage land the vices and prejudices of their respective mother ...
... living illustration of the virtues you have just sketched for me ; but men already civilized ( and not at all by such philosophers ) , are the ones who brought to a savage land the vices and prejudices of their respective mother ...
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... living and found they could not live on the little money from the officers ' pay . On December 27 , fifty officers in Greene's division resigned for this reason . When shown the pleading letters from the wives of these men , what could ...
... living and found they could not live on the little money from the officers ' pay . On December 27 , fifty officers in Greene's division resigned for this reason . When shown the pleading letters from the wives of these men , what could ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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