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 Through the use of previously unpublished materials, Zucker's biography challenged previous views of de Kalb and depicts his relationship with Lafayette.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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... taken on the day of his departure : " Monday , 15th September 1777. Resolved that another major general be appointed in the Army of the United States ; the ballots being taken , Baron de Kalb was elected . " 177 The reversal by Congress ...
... taken on the day of his departure : " Monday , 15th September 1777. Resolved that another major general be appointed in the Army of the United States ; the ballots being taken , Baron de Kalb was elected . " 177 The reversal by Congress ...
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... taken , as the General said , for the use of the army , but the real object was believed to be for the sole purpose of serving his own private interests . He exercised no restraint over the soldiers in this particular ; the consequence ...
... taken , as the General said , for the use of the army , but the real object was believed to be for the sole purpose of serving his own private interests . He exercised no restraint over the soldiers in this particular ; the consequence ...
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... taken by the British and mortally wounded , desired me to repair immediately to Philadelphia to give in his name to Congress a full account of his transac- tions relative to his command of the Maryland and Delaware Line , since his ...
... taken by the British and mortally wounded , desired me to repair immediately to Philadelphia to give in his name to Congress a full account of his transac- tions relative to his command of the Maryland and Delaware Line , since his ...
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Preface | 1 |
Introduction | 7 |
Apprenticeship under Marshals Saxe and Lowendal | 30 |
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