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Definition of Comte de rochambeau
1. Noun. French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Comte De Rochambeau
Literary usage of Comte de rochambeau
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of England, from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles by Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope (1858)
"The fleet was commanded by the Chevalier de Ternay, and the army by the Comte de
Rochambeau. In framing the instructions for the latter, the French Ministry ..."
2. Narrative and Critical History of America by Justin Winsor (1889)
"... 1780, écrit par America, to be corrected for a new edition (Bigelow's Monsieur
le Comte de Rochambeau, par ordre du ministre Franklin, iii. ..."
3. The Order of the Cincinnati in France: ("lórdre de Cincinnatus") : Its by Asa Bird Gardiner (1905)
"Appointed Aide de Camp to M. le Comte de Rochambeau, ist April, 1791. Promoted to
be Colonel of the 42d Regiment of Infantry, 23d November, 1791. ..."
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