Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de, 1725-1807

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Count Rochambeau was Commander of the French troops during the American Revolution.

From the description of LS, 1782 May 17 : Williamsburgh, to [General Washington?]. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 13880974

Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (July 1, 1725 – May 10, 1807) was a French aristocrat, soldier, and a Marshal of France who participated in the American revolution.

From the guide to the Rochambeau Speech in Williamsburg, 1782 June 23, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation)

French general.

From the description of Letter (part autograph) signed : Newport, to the Marquis de Lafayette, 1780 July 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270656056

French army officer.

From the description of Collection relating to the comte de Rochambeau, 1780-1782. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449571 From the description of Papers of Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, 1777-1794. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068424

French patriot and army officer.

From the description of Papers of Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, 1781-1782. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455538

Rochambeau was the commander of the French Army forces in America during the United States Revolutionary War.

From the description of [Letter] 1781 Apr. 14, Newport [to] Sir / Le cte de Rochambeau. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 320955558

Soldier.

From the description of Letter, 1782 February 9, Williamsburgh, [Va.], to Governor [Benjamin] Harrison. (University of Toledo). WorldCat record id: 13658847

Commander-in-chief of the French army in America.

From the description of Papers of Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau 1777-1794. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71061315

Biographical Note

1725, July 1 Born in Vendôme, France 1730 1740 Attended Collège de Vendôme, the Jesuit school at Blois, and the military academy in Paris, France (later called the Ecole St.-Cyr) 1740 1748 Served in the war of the Austrian Succession 1743 Promoted to captain 1747 Appointed colonel of the Régiment de la Marche Wounded at the battle of Laufeld 1748 Fought in the battle of Maastricht 1749 Married Jeanne Thérèse Tellez ďAcosta 1749 1755 Lived chiefly in retirement at Vendômois 1756 Led his regiment in the Minorcan campaign Appointed brigadier general and a Chevalier of St.Louis 1756 1763 Served in the Seven Years’ War 1757 Appointed major general on the duc de Richelieu’s staff 1759 Appointed to command the Régiment ďAuvergne 1760 Wounded at the battle of Clostercamp Promoted to maréchal de camp Appointed inspector general of infantry 1771 Awarded the Grand Croix of the Order of St. Louis 1776 Appointed governor of Villefranche-en-Roussillon 1780 Ordered by the King to head an expeditionary force to aid the American colonists Sailed for America with four regiments; arrived in Rhode Island and placed his army at the disposal of General George Washington 1781 Joined his army with the Continental Army under General George Washington Besieged Cornwallis at Yorktown, Va., aiding in gaining his surrender 1783 Returned to France 1784 Became commander of the military district at Calais France Founded the French chapter of the Society of the Cincinnati (disbanded in 1792) 1789 Participated in the Second Assembly of Notables Appointed commander of the district of Alsace 1791 Created marshal of France 1792 1794 Imprisoned during the Reign of Terror 1804 Awarded Legion of Honor by Napoleon 1807 Died, chateau de Rochambeau, Thoré-la-Rochette, near Vendôme, France From the guide to the Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, Papers, 1777-1794, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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