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French expedition arrives off Newport
- When
- July 10, 1780
- Where
- Narragansett Bay off Newport, Rhode Island
A French army of 450 officers and 5,300 men under Rochambeau reached Narragansett Bay off Newport on July 10, 1780.
Sent by King Louis XVI and commanded by Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, the French expedition arrived in Narragansett Bay off Newport on July 10, 1780, with an army of 450 officers and 5,300 men, dispatched to reinforce the American colonists.
Sources
- Newport, Rhode Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28
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