Johann de Kalb

Johann de Kalb
Posthumous portrait by Charles Willson Peale, 1782
Born(1721-06-19)June 19, 1721
Hüttendorf (de), Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Holy Roman Empire
(now Erlangen-Hüttendorf, Franconia, Germany)
DiedAugust 19, 1780(1780-08-19) (aged 59)
Camden, South Carolina, U.S.
Buried
Bethesda Presbyterian Churchyard
Camden, South Carolina, U.S.
AllegianceKingdom of France
United States
Service / branchFrench Army
Continental Army
Years of service1743–1764
1777–1780
RankMajor-general
Battles / wars
Spouse(s)Anna Elizabeth Emilie van Robais
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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 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.