de Kalb
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Gen. Johann de Kalb, who led a division of Maryland and Delaware Continentals southward and died from wounds sustained in the Battle of Camden.
From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023
Office of Foreign Affairs, May 8th, 1782,87 Accounts of Baron de Kalb and others.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI by Sparks, Jared
Not only did Gates lose 600 men, many of them battle-hardened Continentals, he lost two outstanding officers, General Jean de Kalb, the tough German officer, and Colonel Edward Porterfield from Virginia.
From The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 by Virginia. History, Government, and Geography Service
They do lie if they connect me with the Baron de Kalb, or with any other of the patriot side.
From The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady by Lynde, Francis
This Baron de Kalb was an officer in the French army with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
From Lafayette by Crow, Martha Foote
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