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
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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.
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