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 general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War . He was mortally wounded while fighting against the British Army during the Battle of Camden .
24-856: (Redirected from De Kalb ) DeKalb or De Kalb may refer to: People [ edit ] Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), major general in the American Revolutionary War Places [ edit ] Municipalities in the United States [ edit ] DeKalb, Illinois , the largest city in the United States named DeKalb DeKalb High School (Illinois) , in that city De Kalb, Mississippi , Kemper County De Kalb, Missouri , Buchanan County De Kalb, New York , St. Lawrence County DeKalb, Ohio , Crawford County De Kalb, Texas , Bowie County De Kalb, West Virginia , unincorporated community Counties in
48-453: A conception. One of them is the mutual jealousy of almost all the French officers, particularly against those of higher rank than the rest. These people think of nothing but their incessant intrigues and backbitings. They hate each other like the bitterest enemies, and endeavor to injure each other wherever an opportunity offers. I have given up their society, and very seldom see them. La Fayette
72-761: A stop on the Fourth Avenue and Brighton lines at Flatbush Avenue DeKalb Avenue Line , now the B38 DeKalb/Lafayette Avenues bus route De Kalb Dr., Calabasas, CA Montgomery County, Pennsylvania [ edit ] E. Dekalb Pike, W. Dekalb Pike and Dekalb Street are names of US Route 202 in Montgomery County in Pennsylvania. DeKalb Street station , near US 202, a SEPTA commuter train station that connects to Philadelphia and Norristown, PA. Townships in
96-590: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Johann de Kalb Kalb was born in Hüttendorf, a German village near Erlangen , Principality of Bayreuth , the son of Johann Leonhard Kalb and Margarethe Seitz. He learned French, English, and the social skills to earn a substantial military commission in the Loewendal German Regiment of
120-522: Is the sole exception; I always meet him with the same cordiality and the same pleasure. He is an excellent young man, and we are good friends ... La Fayette is much liked, he is on the best of terms with Washington. Kalb was assigned to command a division of Maryland and Delaware troops, and he was ordered south to the Carolinas in command of these reinforcements. During the British southern campaign, he
144-930: The French Army in 1743. Kalb served with distinction in the War of the Austrian Succession in Flanders . During the Seven Years' War , he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and made assistant quartermaster general in the Army of the Upper Rhine, a division created by the disbanding of the Loewendal Regiment. He was awarded the Order of Military Merit in 1763 and elevated to the nobility with
168-586: The French Revolution without children. In 1768, Kalb traveled to North America on a covert mission from the Duc de Choiseul , the Foreign Minister of France , to determine the level of discontent among colonists towards Great Britain, a major French adversary. During his four-month trip, Kalb gained respect for the colonists and their "spirit of independence", producing detailed reports for
192-670: The Knights of Columbus , a Catholic fraternal order, established the Baron DeKalb Council #1073 in 1906. His portrait was painted posthumously by Charles Willson Peale , who was best known for his paintings of leading figures of the American Revolution. In 1886, a monument to Kalb was erected on the grounds of the Maryland state house to honor his contributions to the American Revolution. Two warships of
216-747: The U.S. Navy were named after him: the Civil War river ironclad USS Baron DeKalb and the World War I troop transport USS DeKalb . An American elementary school run by the U.S. Department of Defense in Nuremberg , Germany was named for him; it closed in the 1990s. Since 2006, the Major General Baron DeKalb Army Reserve Center hosts the headquarters of the 200th Military Police Command at Fort Meade , Maryland. In Camden, South Carolina, outside
240-727: The Arts is located at 1192 Clarendon Avenue, Avondale Estates, Georgia 30002. DeKalb School of the Arts began in 1985 under the direction of Richard Leitgeb and became the DeKalb Center for the Performing Arts , a magnet program housed at Avondale High School . In 1999 it was established as a separate entity and became the DeKalb School of the Arts, and in 2002 it moved into the former Briarcliff High School . After eight years at its independent location, DeKalb School of
264-608: The Arts moved back into the Avondale High School building in August 2009. Since the closure of Avondale High School in 2011, DSA has occupied half of its old campus, sharing it with the DeKalb County School District 's Registration, School Choice and Records departments. In the winter of 2020 the school district abruptly decided to drop the eighth grade class from DSA. Starting in August 2021
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#1732798035028288-521: The French government; upon his return to Europe, he expressed a strong desire to go back to colonial America and join their nascent fight against the British. In July 1777, Kalb returned to North America with his protégé, the Marquis de Lafayette , and joined the Continental Army. He was disappointed and angry to learn that he would not be made a major general, but with Lafayette's influence
312-771: The Revolutionary War Visitor Center, is a statue of de Kalb to commemorate his bravery in the Battle of Camden . DeKalb School of the Arts DeKalb School of the Arts ( DSA ) is a public performing arts magnet school in DeKalb County, Georgia , United States, east of the city of Atlanta . It is a part of the DeKalb County School District , as well as a member of the Arts Schools Network . DeKalb School of
336-524: The United States [ edit ] DeKalb County, Alabama DeKalb County, Georgia DeKalb County, Illinois DeKalb County, Indiana DeKalb County, Missouri DeKalb County, Tennessee Street names [ edit ] Interrelated locations in New York City [ edit ] DeKalb Avenue , Brooklyn DeKalb Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line) , a stop on the L train at Wyckoff Avenue DeKalb Avenue (BMT Fourth Avenue Line) ,
360-569: The United States [ edit ] DeKalb Township, DeKalb County, Illinois Ships [ edit ] USS Baron DeKalb , an American Civil War ironclad river gunboat formerly known as USS Saint Louis and used by the United States Army USS DeKalb , a decommissioned U.S. Navy ship previously known as Prinz Eitel Friedrich USS DeKalb County , a twice-decommissioned U.S. Navy ship Other [ edit ] DeKalb High School (disambiguation) ,
384-439: The death I always prayed for: the death of a soldier fighting for the rights of man." He died three days later. Upon visiting de Kalb's grave several years after his death, George Washington is reported to have said: So, there lies the brave de Kalb. The generous stranger, who came from a distant land to fight our battles and to water with his blood the tree of liberty . Would to God he had lived to share its fruits! De Kalb
408-677: The name of several high schools in the United States DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK), Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia DeKalb School of the Arts , a magnet school in DeKalb County, Georgia near Atlanta DeKalb receptor, a fictional device in the science fiction story " Waldo " by Robert A. Heinlein DeKalb Genetics Corporation , a hybrid corn seed producer See also [ edit ] Kalp (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
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456-487: The school only has grades 9–12. Every student at the school has a major and a minor. They must take three courses in their major and two courses in their minor. The arts majors are: creative writing, dance, drama, film & digital media, instrumental music (band and orchestra), tech theater, visual arts, and vocal music. In addition, students must earn twenty production credits every year through school performances or helping produce school performances. DeKalb Center for
480-647: The title of baron . In 1764, Kalb resigned from the army and married Anna Elizabeth Emilie van Robais, the French heiress to a fortune from cloth manufacturing. He bought the Milon-la-Chapelle chateau near Versailles , where he took up a quiet life of farming. He had three children: Élie, Frederic, and Caroline; Eli later married Elise Signard d'Ouffières and have a daughter, Nicette de Kalb, who married Raymond de Vandière de Vitrac d'Abzac, and continued to live in Milon la Chapelle; Frederic would die during
504-456: Was appointed to the rank on September 5, 1777, which he learned of as he was on the road to return to France. Kalb was at Valley Forge for most of the winter between 1777 and 1778, commanding a division of Patterson's and Learned 's Brigades. During this time, he wrote letters of introduction for John Adams to the French court, expressing a poor opinion of French forces: On the whole, I have annoyances to bear, of which you can hardly form
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#1732798035028528-460: Was disappointed to learn that Horatio Gates had been appointed to command instead of him. Gates led the army to a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Camden on August 16, 1780. De Kalb's horse was shot from under him, causing him to tumble to the ground. Before he could get up, he was shot three times and bayonetted repeatedly by British soldiers. His friend and aide, the Chevalier du Buysson,
552-612: Was greatly revered by his contemporaries and is still regarded as a hero of the American Revolution. Numerous towns and counties in the U.S. bear his name , including in Alabama , Georgia , Illinois , Indiana , Mississippi , Missouri , New York , Tennessee and Texas . Streets include DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn , New York City , and Merrick, New York , DeKalb Pike ( U.S. Route 202 ) between King of Prussia and Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania , and others. In Brooklyn, New York,
576-515: Was seriously wounded blocking additional blows with his own body. Upon seeing Kalb, Cornwallis told him, "I am sorry, sir, to see you, not sorry that you are vanquished, but sorry to see you so badly wounded." It is reported that Cornwallis supervised the dressing of Kalb's wounds by his own surgeons in Camden, South Carolina . As he lay dying, Kalb was reported to have said to a British officer, "I thank you sir for your generous sympathy, but I die
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