Historedia
Person

Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1780–1781

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. French Troop Arrival in Newport

    1780–1781

    Role: Commander of the French expeditionary force

    1. July 1780 – July 1781 · Newport, Rhode IslandNewport becomes the French base

      For the remainder of the war, Newport served as the base of the French forces in the United States.

    2. July 10, 1780 · Narragansett Bay off Newport, Rhode IslandFrench expedition arrives off Newport

      A French army of 450 officers and 5,300 men under Rochambeau reached Narragansett Bay off Newport on July 10, 1780.

Sources

  1. Newport, Rhode Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28