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   Marshal Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1 July 1725 – 10 May 1807) was a French nobleman and general whose army played a critical role in helping the United States defeat the British Army at Yorktown in 1781 during the American Revolutionary War.

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   May 9, 2024 · Siege of Yorktown. Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (born July 1, 1725, Vendôme, France—died May 10, 1807, Thoré) was a French general who supported the American Revolution by commanding French forces that helped defeat the British in the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia (1781).

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   Feb 26, 2015 · Courtesy, Independence National Historical Park. General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was born in 1725, the third son of a wealthy family with strong military tradition. Rochambeau, as was expected by the third son of French noble families, studied for the clergy.

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   • Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur de Rochambeau was born in Vendôme in central France on July 1, 1725, the third and only son to survive to adulthood of Joseph Charles de Vimeur, marquis de Rochambeau, and his wife, Marie-Claire-Thérèse Bégon. His ancestors on both sides were distinguished military and naval officers.

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   • General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was born in 1725, the third son of a wealthy family with strong military tradition. Rochambeau, as was expected by the third son of French noble families, studied for the clergy. When his elder brother died, 15-year-old Rochambeau embarked on a military career.

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   • The future comte de Rochambeau was born in Vendôme 1725. He began his military career at the age of fifteen when he entered the French army as a cornet of cavalry. During the War of Austrian Succession, he served as an aide-de-camp to a series of prominent generals who mentored him throughout the war.

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   Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was a military officer who commanded the French expeditionary force sent in 1780 to assist in the United States’ rebellion against Great Britain. He commanded all French forces at the Siege of Yorktown and retired after fifty years of service as a Maréchal de France.

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   Learn about Rochambeau, the French general who commanded 5,500 troops in the American Revolution and helped defeat the British at Yorktown. Find out his life story, achievements, and legacy in this comprehensive biography.

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9. www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org › masterpiecesThe Memoirs of Rochambeau - The American Revolution Institute

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   Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau Paris: Chez Fain, imprimeur, 1809. The Society of the Cincinnati, Purchased with a gift from a private foundation, 2016. Title page of volume one of Mémoires Militaires, Historiques et Politiques de Rochambeau, edited by Luce de Lancival (Paris: Chez Fain, 1809).

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    Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807) The Comte de Rochambeau was the commander of all French forces in America during the War for Independence. His most important contribution came during the Yorktown Campaign, in which he collaborated with George Washington to force the surrender of a major British army under ...