Encampment of the
French Army,
July 17, 1782

Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur,
comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807)
Amerique Campagne, 1782.
Plans des differents camps occupes
par l'armee; aux ordres de
mr. le comte de Rocambeau
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Manuscript atlas, 1782
Geography & Map Division

The important role played by the French forces under the command of Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, during the American Revolution is represented by this small manuscript atlas consisting of 46 maps recording the camp sites occupied by the French army following the defeat of the British at Yorktown. Leaving Williamsburg, Virginia, at the beginning of July 1782, the French troops marched northward, averaging 10-15 miles per day.

Their journey, which followed approximately the route of present-day U.S. Route 1 and Interstate 95, ended at the beginning of December 1782, just outside of Boston. Depicted here is the site at Alexandria, Virginia, where the French troops were encamped July 17, 1782.