Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Baron Johann de Kalb

Born in Germany, 1721

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 21, 2026

1. Baron Johann de Kalb Marker

Inscription.
Major General · In the American Army during the Revolutionary War · Killed while valiantly leading Maryland and Delaware troops against superior numbers at the Battle of Camden in South Carolina, August 19, 1780.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is August 19, 1780.

Location. 38° 58.715′ N, 76° 29.464′ W. Memorial is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It can be reached from State Circle east of School Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 17 State Cir, Annapolis MD 21401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Baron Johann de Kalb, 1721 - 1780 (here, next to this marker); Sacred to the Memory of Baron de Kalb (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Baron Johann de Kalb (here, next to this marker); Maryland State House (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Matthew Alexander Henson (a few steps from this marker); Dred Scott, 1799 - 1858 (within shouting distance of this marker); General Washington (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.

Other markers no longer nearby. Baron Johann de Kalb, 1721 - 1780 (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Maryland State House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Baron Johann de Kalb Marker in front of the statue in his likeness image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 21, 2026

2. Baron Johann de Kalb Marker in front of the statue in his likeness

Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2026, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.