Along Water Street in Yorktown, the life-sized figures of Gen. George Washington and Adm. Francois Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse, have stood in an imagined conversation since 2005. The Marquis de ...
The Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, the decisive battle in America's shocking triumph over the mighty British Empire in its War of Independence, began on this day in history, Sept. 28, 1781. The siege ...
Liberty Corner welcomed the return of French General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau on Sept. 12. When General Rochambeau last visited Liberty Corner in 1781, he was en route to ...
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau’s famous Revolutionary War march to lead his troops from Newport, Rhode Island, to New York -- and helping fight the British in the siege of ...
In July of 1781, the French Comte de Rochambeau lead his troops through Ridgebury en route to join forces with Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army. On Thursday, a small ceremony celebrated ...
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