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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... militia and later a brigadier general . He gained fame at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown . In the course of the winter at Valley Forge , he left the service , but returned in 1780 in time to command the militia at Yorktown.256 ...
... militia and later a brigadier general . He gained fame at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown . In the course of the winter at Valley Forge , he left the service , but returned in 1780 in time to command the militia at Yorktown.256 ...
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... militia , which had then taken the field under Major General Caswell . But the supplies never arrived , while the commander of the militia , ambitious to gain glory for himself , refused to cooperate with the Union army . He employed ...
... militia , which had then taken the field under Major General Caswell . But the supplies never arrived , while the commander of the militia , ambitious to gain glory for himself , refused to cooperate with the Union army . He employed ...
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... militia are still without tents . Therefore I expect desertion and the hospital will speedily leave General Stevens without any command . I wish I could present your Excel- lency with a more pleasing account of the public affairs this ...
... militia are still without tents . Therefore I expect desertion and the hospital will speedily leave General Stevens without any command . I wish I could present your Excel- lency with a more pleasing account of the public affairs this ...
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