Rochambeau

Rochambeau (HMMI9)

Location: Southington, CT 06479 Hartford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 34.177', W 72° 55.389'

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Rochambeau
Lieut. General
Commanding
The Auxiliary French Armies
Under
Washington
July 10, 1780 ? ? Jan 11, 1783

Rochambeau's letter to Congress
"We are your brothers. We shall
conduct ourselves as such with you.
We shall fight against our enemies
at your side as one and the same nation"
Quotation from General's letter

[ back ]
General Rochambeau and 6000 French forces under his command camped here in June 1781 They then continued their march through Connecticut to join General Washington and the American troops in successfully defeating the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
The French forces again camped here in Nov 1782 after gallantly helping in our fight for independence.
General Count de Rochambeau was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati formed by General Washington and his officers in 1783 to perpetuate their fellowship.
Erected and rededicated 1971
Details
HM NumberHMMI9
Series This marker is part of the The Washington-Rochambeau Route series
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Year Placed1971
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 7:33am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 673158 N 4604075
Decimal Degrees41.56961667, -72.92315000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 34.177', W 72° 55.389'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 34' 10.62" N, 72° 55' 23.34" W
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Area Code(s)860
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1048 Marion Ave, Southington CT 06479, US
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