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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... never take the opportunity of seeing each other or speaking to each other privately , much less in public . The children have all their meals regulated , the grown - ups only dinner . They prepare their breakfast and supper themselves ...
... never take the opportunity of seeing each other or speaking to each other privately , much less in public . The children have all their meals regulated , the grown - ups only dinner . They prepare their breakfast and supper themselves ...
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Adolf Eduard Zucker. breakfast . He never indulges in alcoholic beverages , and does not even drink coffee . He ... never to meet again . Just as de Kalb had employed his leisure time while waiting in the Spanish port by climbing a ...
Adolf Eduard Zucker. breakfast . He never indulges in alcoholic beverages , and does not even drink coffee . He ... never to meet again . Just as de Kalb had employed his leisure time while waiting in the Spanish port by climbing a ...
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... never fallen to my lot to witness a scene of such multiplied and increasing wants as my present command exhibits ... An officer just from the Baron's headquarters has assured me that there are often intervals of twenty - four hours in ...
... never fallen to my lot to witness a scene of such multiplied and increasing wants as my present command exhibits ... An officer just from the Baron's headquarters has assured me that there are often intervals of twenty - four hours in ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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