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Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
French general
Marshal Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was a French nobleman and general whose army played a critical role in helping the United States defeat the British Army at Yorktown in 1781 during the American Revolutionary War. Wikipedia
Born: July 1, 1725, Vendôme, France
Died: May 12, 1807 (age 81 years), Thoré-la-Rochette, France
Place of burial: Thore Cemetery, Pinnacle, NC
Battles/wars: War of the Austrian Succession > Siege of Maastricht;
Rank: Marshal of France
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Feb 26, 2015 · General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was born in 1725, the third son of a wealthy family with strong military ...
Biography. Father of the vicomte de Rochambeau (1750-1813); commander of French army in the United States during the American Revolution. Suggest a ...