Marshal Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur
(1725-1807)

Marshal of France, Comte de Rochambeau, and French Army Colonel

Died aged c. 82

Marshal Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, 1 July 1725 – 10 May 1807, was a French nobleman and general whose army played the decisive role in helping the United States defeat the British army at Yorktown in 1781 during the American Revolution. He was commander-in-chief of the French Expeditionary Force sent by France to help the American Continental Army fight against British forces.

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Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur Comte de Rochambeau Maréchal de France 1725 - 1807 habitait cet hôtel quand il reçut le commandement de l'Armée envoyée par le Roi Louis XVI en Amérique, 1780, pour aider les États-Unis à conquérir leur indépendence

English translation: Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur Comte de Rochambeau Marshal of France 1725 - 1807 lived here when he was given command of the army sent by King Louis XVI in America, 1780 to help the United States win its independence

40 rue du Cherche-Midi, Paris, France where they lived