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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01766 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1780 |
| Title | Johann de Kalb to Richard Caswell regarding military matters |
| Date | 9 July 1780 |
| Author | De Kalb, Johann (1721-1780) |
| Recipient | Caswell, Richard |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Signed "Baron de Kalb." Writes to Major General Caswell about the Camden campaign. Discusses trouble procuring provisions. Judges that it would not be prudent to travel "not even to Cole's bridge with our whole Body of Troops, for we durst not expose parties of Collecting Provisions, when the Enemies are So near, So Superior in Cavalry & for what I know in Infry; if you would chuse not to go as far as Cole's Bridge but halt Where you now are...We might with propriety reassure our plan for Coxe's." Notes that he will send back some artillery to lighten their traveling load. Also suggests another strategy if Caswell does not agree to the one he outlined. De Kalb died the next month at the Battle of Camden. Written at Camp Deep River. |
| Subjects | Battle of Camden Immigration and Migration Revolutionary War Military History Battle Military Provisions Cavalry Infantry Artillery Continental Army Diet and Nutrition |
| People | De Kalb, Johann (1721-1780) Caswell, Richard (1729-1789) |
| Place written | Deep River, North Carolina |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Johann de Kalb, called Baron de Kalb by Americans, was the protege of the Marquis de Lafayette. He came to America to aid in the American Revolution in 1777, serving doing administrative work. In 1780, he obtained a field command and led the American army to relieve the Charleston, South Carolina, which had been taken by the British in June 1780. He died on 18 August 1780 at the Battle of Camden. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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