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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... refused appoint- ments by Congress , and six were forced to return ignominiously without having gained any glory . However , they were in decency reimbursed for their expenses for the trip to America and their return to France . In the ...
... refused appoint- ments by Congress , and six were forced to return ignominiously without having gained any glory . However , they were in decency reimbursed for their expenses for the trip to America and their return to France . In the ...
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... refused to 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 ...
... refused to 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 ...
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... Refused ; returned M. de Valfort 27 Colonel Refused ; returned M. de Lesser 25 Colonel Refused ; returned M. de Fayolle S 27 Lt. Colonel Refused ; returned M. de Franval S 26 Lt. Colonel Refused ; settled in U.S. Chevalier Dubuysson 25 ...
... Refused ; returned M. de Valfort 27 Colonel Refused ; returned M. de Lesser 25 Colonel Refused ; returned M. de Fayolle S 27 Lt. Colonel Refused ; returned M. de Franval S 26 Lt. Colonel Refused ; settled in U.S. Chevalier Dubuysson 25 ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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