Baron de kalb
Baron, Kalb, Johann.
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Johann
[yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (“Baron de Kalb”) 1721–80, German general in the American Revolutionary Army.
Historical Examples
This baron de kalb was an officer in the French army with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Lafayette Martha Foote Crow
Among them was the brave baron de kalb, a native of Germany.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution L. Carroll Judson
baron de kalb received 11 wounds in this engagement, which proved mortal.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology Joel Munsell
For their own purposes my enemies have passed the word that I am here as the baron de kalb’s paid spy.
The Master of Appleby Francis Lynde
Let us suppose him to meet his trusty old friend baron de kalb, the German temperance general, at this critical hour.
True to His Home Hezekiah Butterworth
Requesting the settlement of the accounts of baron de kalb and others.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI Various
I have received several letters from the family of baron de kalb, and I wish to be able to send them a satisfactory answer.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI Various
baron de kalb expressed his opinion of these adventurers from across the Atlantic in forceful terms.
Lafayette, We Come! Rupert S. Holland
His aids immediately covered him with their bodies, exclaiming, ‘Save the baron de kalb!
Great Events in the History of North and South America Charles A. Goodrich
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