Kalb Johann
Kalb
(kălb, kälp), Johann Known as "Baron de Kalb." 1721-1780. German general in the American Revolution who wintered with George Washington at Valley Forge (1777-1778) and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Camden (1780).
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