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    Johann von Robais, Baron de Kalb (June 19, 1721 – August 19, 1780), born Johann Kalb, was a Franconian-born French military officer who served as a major...
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    decorated Franconian-French war hero Johann de Kalb, who died during the American Revolutionary War. Founded in 1856, DeKalb became important in the development...
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    Johann de Kalb, a Franconian-French military officer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. De Kalb...
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    Illinois. The county was named for Johann de Kalb, a German (Bavarian) hero of the American Revolutionary War. DeKalb County's area is approximately 632...
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    2, 1837, and was named for Revolutionary War hero Major General Johann de Kalb. DeKalb County was formed in 1837 from land in Cannon, Warren and White...
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    DeKalb County (/dəˈkæb/, /ˌdiːˈkæb/ də-KAB, DEE-KAB) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population...
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    organized February 25, 1845 and named for General Johann de Kalb, Baron de Kalb, of the Revolutionary War. DeKalb County is part of the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan...
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  • Cassius D. Kalb, American songwriter and musician Danny Kalb (1942–2022), American blues guitarist Don Kalb, Dutch social anthropologist Johann de Kalb (1721–1780)...
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    the Mississippi River. The county was named for Major General Baron Johann de Kalb, a hero of the American Revolution. The city of Fort Payne, now the...
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    Mall where the Brooklyn Tower and City Point cross. DeKalb Avenue is named after Baron Johann de Kalb, who served in the American Revolutionary War. Landmarks...
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  • DeKalb or De Kalb may refer to: Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), major general in the American Revolutionary War DeKalb, Illinois, the largest city in...
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    the county's government commenced in 1837. It was named for General Johann de Kalb, a Continental Army officer from Bavaria, who was killed at the Battle...
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  • DeKalb massacre may refer to: Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), German soldier shot during the Battle of Camden in South Carolina, 1780 Indian Creek massacre...
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    Pillow, Tennessee. St. Louis was renamed Baron De Kalb for the Revolutionary War general Johann de Kalb on September 8, 1862. This change was apparently...
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  • Continental Army, though he is often confused with Baron Johann von Kalb, also known as Johann de Kalb, who also fought in the war as a major. On his return...
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  • DeKalb County Alabama Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), a German soldier who fought on the side of the Americans in the Revolutionary War. DeKalb County...
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    for, the death of a soldier fighting for the rights of man." — Baron Johann de Kalb, officer in the American War of Independence (16 August 1780), speaking...
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    several foreign soldiers to the cause, including Marquis de Lafayette, Baron Johann de Kalb, Thomas Conway, Casimir Pulaski, and Baron von Steuben. For...
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    Continental Army were also critical of Washington. These notably included Johann de Kalb, Louis Lebègue Duportail, and Thomas Conway. Thomas Conway was an Irishman...
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    George Armstrong Custer 61 DeKalb County 6 Johann de Kalb 61 Delaware County 6 Delaware (tribe) (3) 61 Lafayette County 6 Marquis de Lafayette 61 Floyd County...
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    eventually surrounded and forced to surrender, with their commander, Baron Johann de Kalb suffering mortal injuries. The defeat marked a low point in the battle...
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    Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette...
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  • community was named after Johann de Kalb by a local admirer. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: De Kalb, West Virginia "Post Offices"...
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    Treasury 37.0 36,165 978.69 sq mi (2,535 km2) DeKalb County 049 Fort Payne 28 1836 Cherokee territory Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), major general in American Revolutionary...
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  • Grand Cross John Paul Jones Johann de Kalb Axel von Fersen Curt von Stedingk Władysław Grzegorz Branicki Charles-Daniel de Meuron Sir James Leith (Knight...
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    Delaware Line, under the temporary command of Major General Jean, Baron de Kalb. Departing New Jersey on 16 April, they arrived at the Buffalo Ford on...
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    Fulgor Artis, Rome. Isabelle Gatti de Gamond, pioneering Belgian secular educationalist and socialist activist Johann de Kalb, major general in the Continental...
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    national security Johann de Kalb, a Bavarian-born French officer who served as a general in the Continental Army Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, a...
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  • /-ælb/ (rhymes with some pronunciations of the proper noun "Kalb" in the name of Johann de Kalb) amongst /-ʌŋst/ ("quincunxed" could qualify as a rhyme if...
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    distinguished members of the First Continental Congress, and also of Baron Johann de Kalb, who fell, fighting for American independence, at the Battle of Camden...
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