USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was a military officer who commanded the French expeditionary force sent in 1780 to assist in the United States’ rebellion against Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-2: -The comte de Rochambeau, commander in chief of all French forces, played a crucial role in containing the English fleet and in the final campaigns.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rochambeau was arrested and imprisoned in Paris during the Reign of Terror, but the old general’s date with the guillotine was cancelled when revolution leader Maximilien Robespierre was guillotined instead in 1794, ending that bloody episode of French history.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the French Revolution, Rochambeau was made (1791) a marshal and commanded the Northern Army, but he resigned (1792) after a disagreement with General Dumouriez. He was imprisoned in the Terror and barely escaped execution. Napoleon restored him to his rank.

Detailed explanation-5: -The French commander was a respected officer named Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau. The 450 officers and 5, 300 men of Rochambeau’s Expeditionary Forces landed off the coast of Rhode Island in July 1780.