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DEKALB, Baron Johann statue beside the State house in Annapolis, Maryland
by Ephraim Keyser
Bronze by Ephraim Keyser (Sculptor)
Address: State Circle Nearest Metro: N/A ()
(dcMem ID #3410)
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SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE
BARON DE KALB
KNIGHT OF THE ROYAL ORDER OF MILITARY MERIT. BRIGADIER OF THE ARMIES OF FRANCE AND MAJOR GENERAL IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HAVING SERVED WITH HONOR AND REPUTATION FOR THREE YEARS HE GAVE A LAST AND GLORIOUS PROOF OF HIS ATTACHMENT TO THE LIBERTIES OF MANKIND AND THE CAUSE OF AMERICA IN THE ACTION NEAR CAMDEN IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ON THE SIXTEENTH OF AUGUST 1780. WHERE LEADING ON THE TROOPS OF THE MARYLAND AND DELAWARE LINES AGAINST SUPERIOR NUMBERS AND ANIMATING THEM BY HIS EXAMPLE TO DEEDS OF VALOR HE WAS PIERCED WITH MANY WOUNDS AND ON THE NINETEENTH FOLLOWING EXPIRED IN THE 48TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.
THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GRATITUDE TO HIS ZEAL SERVICE AND MERIT HAVE ERECTED THIS MONUMENT.
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USHistory.org on Dekalb
Wikipedia article on Dekalb
Maryland archives on Dekalb statue
Inventory of Md Monuments by County on Dekalb
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