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To his great surprise he was told by M. Dubois that his destination had been altered , and that the Minister's private secretary , M. Appony , had been directed to draw up special in- structions for a secret mission for which de Kalb ...
To his great surprise he was told by M. Dubois that his destination had been altered , and that the Minister's private secretary , M. Appony , had been directed to draw up special in- structions for a secret mission for which de Kalb ...
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About a year and a half before the partition took place , de Kalb was called upon by the minister of foreign affairs , the Duc de Vrillières , through the minister of war , Monteynard , to join in the fight of the Confeder- ates to save ...
About a year and a half before the partition took place , de Kalb was called upon by the minister of foreign affairs , the Duc de Vrillières , through the minister of war , Monteynard , to join in the fight of the Confeder- ates to save ...
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One - fifth or one - sixth of that sum would content me when once appointed brigadier , because I do not serve to enrich myself , but to advance and to deserve the favor of my king and his ministers . When the minister's bluff was thus ...
One - fifth or one - sixth of that sum would content me when once appointed brigadier , because I do not serve to enrich myself , but to advance and to deserve the favor of my king and his ministers . When the minister's bluff was thus ...
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