JOHANN See also:

• JOHANN KALB (" BARON DE KALB ") (1721—1780)

KALB (" See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

BARON DE KALB ") (1721—1780)  , See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German soldier in the See also:

• AMERICAN

American See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

Independence, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in Hiittendorf, near See also:

• BAYREUTH, or BAIREUTH

Bayreuth, on the 29th of See also:

• JUNE

June 1721 . He was of See also:

• PEASANT (O. Fr. paysant, Mod. paysan; Lat. pagensis, belonging to the pagus or country; cf. " pagan ")

peasant parentage, and See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home when he was sixteen to become a See also:

• BUTLER
• BUTLER (or BOTELER), SAMUEL (1612–168o)
• BUTLER (through the O. Fr. bouteillier, from the Late Lat. buticularius, buticula, a bottle)
• BUTLER, ALBAN (1710-1773)
• BUTLER, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1818-1893)
• BUTLER, CHARLES (1750–1832)
• BUTLER, GEORGE (1774-1853)
• BUTLER, JOSEPH (1692-1752)
• BUTLER, NICHOLAS MURRAY (1862– )
• BUTLER, SAMUEL (1774-1839)
• BUTLER, SAMUEL (1835-1902)
• BUTLER, SIR WILLIAM FRANCIS (1838– )
• BUTLER, WILLIAM ARCHER (1814-1848)

butler; in 1743 he was a See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant in a German See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment in the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French service, calling himself at this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time See also:

• JEAN

Jean de See also:

• KALB, JOHANN (" BARON DE KALB ") (1721—1780)

Kalb . He served with the French in the War of the See also:

• AUSTRIAN

Austrian See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

Succession, becoming See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain in 1747 and See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major in 1756; in the Seven Years' War he was in the See also:

• CORPS (pronounced as in French, from which it is taken, being a late spelling of tors, from Lat. corpus, a body; cf. " corpse ")

corps of the See also:

• COMTE, AUGUSTE [ISIDORE AUGUSTE MARIE FRANCOIS XAVIER] (1798-1857)

comte de See also:

• BROGLIE, DE

Broglie, rendering See also:

• GREAT

great assistance to the French after See also:

• ROSSBACH

Rossbach (See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1757) and showing great bravery at See also:

• BERGEN

Bergen (See also:

• APRIL

April 1759); and in 1763 he resigned his See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission . As See also:

• SECRET (Lat. secretum, hidden, concealed)

secret See also:

• AGENT (from Lat. agere, to act)

agent, appointed by See also:

• CHOISEUL, CESAR
• CHOISEUL, ETIENNE FRANCOIS

Choiseul, he visited See also:

• AMERICA

America in 1768—1769 to inquire into the feeling of the colonists toward Great See also:

• BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

Britain . From his retirement at Milon la Chapelle, Kalb went to See also:

• METZ

Metz for See also:

• GARRISON
• GARRISON, WILLIAM LLOYD (1805-1879)

garrison See also:

• DUTY (from " due," that which is owing, O. Fr. deu, dil, past participle of devoir; Lat. debere, debitum; cf. " debt ")

duty under de Broglie in 1775 . Soon afterwards he received permission to volunteer in the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army of the American colonies, in which the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of major-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general was promised to him by See also:

• SILAS (fl. A.D. 50)

Silas See also:

• DEANE, RICHARD (1610-1653)
• DEANE, SILAS (1737-1789)

Deane . After many delays he sailed with eleven other See also:

• OFFICERS

officers on the See also:

• SHIP

ship fitted out by See also:

• LAFAYETTE

Lafayette and arrived at See also:

• PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia in See also:

• JULY

July 1777 . His commission from Deane was disallowed, but the See also:

• CONTINENTAL

Continental See also:

• CONGRESS (Lat. congressus, coming together, from congredi; cum, with, and gradus, step)

Congress granted him the rank of major-general (dating from the 15th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1777), and in See also:

• OCTOBER

October he joined the army, where his growing admiration for See also:

• WASHINGTON
• WASHINGTON (or WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE)
• WASHINGTON, BOOKER TALIAFERRO (c. 1859– )
• WASHINGTON, BUSHROD (1762-1829)
• WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1732-1799)

Washington soon led him to view with disfavour de Broglie's See also:

• SCHEME (Lat. schema, Gr. oxfjya, figure, form, from the root axe, seen in exeiv, to have, hold, to be of such shape, form, &c.)

scheme for putting a See also:

• EUROPEAN

European officer in See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief command . See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

Early in 1778, as second in command to Lafayette for the proposed expedition against See also:

• CANADA

Canada, he accompanied Lafayette to See also:

• ALBANY
• ALBANY, DUKES OF
• ALBANY, LOUISE MAXIMILIENNE CAROLINE, COUNTESS OF (1752-1824)

Albany; but no adequate preparations had been made, and the expedition was abandoned . In April 1780, he was sent from See also:

• MORRISTOWN

Morristown, New See also:

• JERSEY
• JERSEY, EARLS OF

Jersey, with his See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of See also:

• MARYLAND

Maryland men, his See also:

• DELAWARE

Delaware regiment and the 1st See also:

• ARTILLERY (the O. Fr. artiller, to equip with engines of war, probably comes from Late Lat. articulum, dim. of ars, art, cf. " engine " from ingenium, or of artus, joint)

artillery, to relieve See also:

• CHARLESTON

Charleston, but on arriving at See also:

• PETERSBURG

Petersburg, See also:

• VIRGINIA
• VIRGINIA, or VERGINIA
• VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF

Virginia, he learned that Charleston had already fallen . In his See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp at See also:

• BUFFALO

Buffalo See also:

• FORD, EDWARD ONSLOW
• FORD, JOHN (r586–c.1640)
• FORD, RICHARD (1796-1858)
• FORD, THOMAS (b. c. 158o)

Ford and Deep See also:

• RIVER

River, General Horatio See also:

• GATES, HORATIO (1728-1806)

Gates joined him on the 25th of July; and next See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day Gates led the army by the See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short and desolate road directly towards See also:

• CAMDEN
• CAMDEN, CHARLES PRATT, 1ST EARL (1714-1794)
• CAMDEN, JOHN JEFFREYS PRATT, 2ND EARL
• CAMDEN, WILLIAM (1551-1623)

Camden . On the 11th—13th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August, when Kalb advised an immediate attack on Rawdon, Gates hesitated and then marched to a position on the See also:

• SALISBURY
• SALISBURY, EARLS OF
• SALISBURY, ROBERT ARTHUR TALBOT GASCOYNECECIL, 3RD MARQUESS OF (1830-1903)
• SALISBURY, ROBERT CECIL, 1ST EARL OF (c. 1565-1612)
• SALISBURY, THOMAS DE MONTACUTE, 4TH EARL OF (1388-1428)
• SALISBURY, WILLIAM LONGSWORD (or LONGESPEE), EARL OF (d. 1226)

Salisbury See also:

• CHARLOTTE

Charlotte road which he had previously refused to take .

On the 14th See also:

• CORNWALLIS, CHARLES CORNWALLIS
• CORNWALLIS, SIR WILLIAM (1744-1819)

Cornwallis had occupied Camden, and a See also:

• BATTLE

battle took See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place there on the 16th when, the other American troops having broken and fled, Kalb, unhorsed and fighting fiercely at the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of his right wing, was wounded eleven times . He was taken prisoner and died on the 19th of August 178o in Camden . Here in 1825 Lafayette laid the corner-See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone of a See also:

• MONUMENT (Lat. monumentum or monumentum; from monere, to advise, bring to mind, remind; the German equivalent is Denkmal)

monument to him . In 1887 a statue of him by See also:

• EPHRAIM

Ephraim Keyser was dedicated in See also:

• ANNAPOLIS

Annapolis, Maryland . See See also:

• FRIEDRICH, JOHANN (1836— )

Friedrich Kapp,' Leben See also:

• DES

des amerikanischen Generals Johann Kalb (See also:

• STUTTGART

Stuttgart, 1862; See also:

• ENGLISH

English version, privately printed, New See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York, 1870), which is summarized in See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George W . See also:

• GREENE, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1811-1883)
• GREENE, MAURICE (1695-1755)
• GREENE, NATHANAEL (1742-1786)
• GREENE, ROBERT (c. 1560-1592)

Greene's The German See also:

• ELEMENT (Lat. elementum)

Element in the War of American Independence (New York, 1876) .