Baron De Kalb Memorial Sculpture - Annapolis, MD, USA
N 38° 58.711 W 076° 29.466
18S E 370840 N 4315449
Baron Johann De Kalb was one of those European military officers who gave his all to the fight for American independence and was honored by the US Congress with this memorial sculpture for his service.
Waymark Code: WMB418
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2011
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On the west corner of the Maryland State House is a sculpture of Baron Johann De Kalb that was erected by order of the US Congress to recognize and honor De Kalb for his contribution in leading and forming the troops of the US army during the fight for independence from England. This bronze sculpture of De Kalb is upon a granite base and had a bronze plaque mounted on the west side of the monument. The artist/scultor was Ephraim Keyser and the figure was founded by G. B. Bastianelli in 1885. The memorial monument was dedicated Aug 16, 1886.
The bronze plaque reads:
"Sacred to the memory of 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 while 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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