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Baron Johann de Kalb
was a Bavarian of
wealth who joined the
Continental Army in the
American Revolutionary
War. DeKalb County is
named for him.
Kalb was mortally wounded while
fighting the British Army during the
Battle of Camden in South Carolina
in 1780. He was deemed a hero of
the American Revolution and many
places across the U.S. are named in
his honor.
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