Comte de Rochambeau
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: American Revolution, Revolutionary War, Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles
- Curriculum: American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), 18th Century European History, French History
Article abstract: Placed in command of French troops who came to assist the colonists in the American Revolutionary War, Rochambeau helped General George Washington plan the Battle of Yorktown and defeat the British under the command of Lord Charles Cornwallis in 1781.
Early Life
Born into a well-established French noble family with a military heritage, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, was the third son of Joseph Charles de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and Marie Claire Thérèse Bérgon. At age five, he was sent by his parents to...
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