Baron DeKalb
June 19, 1721 |
Hans Kalb, for whom Dekalb County, Georgia is named, is born, Huettendorf, Bavaria. He will later assume the name of a friend from Paris, Jean De Kalb and the title Baron
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DeKalb County, Georgia |
July 15, 1777 |
Baron Dekalb is commissioned a Major General in the Continental Army
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August 16, 1780 |
Battle of Camden (South Carolina)
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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August 18, 1780 |
Baron Dekalb dies while a prisoner of war from wounds he received during the battle of Camden, South Carolina
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December 9, 1822 |
DeKalb County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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DeKalb County, Georgia |
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