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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... regiment was garrisoned in Cambrai in northern France , near Lille . He thus lived in a French environment and corresponded in that language with his fellow officers , even though the commands of his regiment were issued in German ...
... regiment was garrisoned in Cambrai in northern France , near Lille . He thus lived in a French environment and corresponded in that language with his fellow officers , even though the commands of his regiment were issued in German ...
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... regiment's organization , composition , pay , equipment and discipline . He also set down the proposed rights and ... regiment would probably receive short shrift . However de Kalb succeeded in interesting a lieutenant colonel in his ...
... regiment's organization , composition , pay , equipment and discipline . He also set down the proposed rights and ... regiment would probably receive short shrift . However de Kalb succeeded in interesting a lieutenant colonel in his ...
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... Regiment shortly after the Lowendal Regiment was dissolved . His name was therefore carried on the lists of the Anhalt Regiment even though de Kalb as quartermaster general did not command the company . This purchase served to guarantee ...
... Regiment shortly after the Lowendal Regiment was dissolved . His name was therefore carried on the lists of the Anhalt Regiment even though de Kalb as quartermaster general did not command the company . This purchase served to guarantee ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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