Rochambeau
Americannoun
Usage
what else does Rochambeau mean? One, two, three, shoot!Rochambeau is an alternate name for the folk game rock-paper-scissors. It is also the title of Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau (1725–1807), the commander of French forces in North America during the American Revolution. How is Rochambeau pronounced?[ roh-sham-boh ]What are other forms of Rochambeau?RoshamboWhat are some other words related to Rochambeau?
- Rock-paper-scissors
- George Washington
- Alexander Hamilton
Example Sentences
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Rochambeau is another bar rushing to open near the hockey arena.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
When the troops passed through White Plains, N.Y., the aide-de-camp to the French general Rochambeau wrote in his journal that he “had a chance to see the American army, man for man.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2021
In the meantime, Washington’s 2,500 troops in New York were joined by a French army of 4,000 men under the Count de Rochambeau.
From Fox News ● Oct. 19, 2018
Washington raced south with his forces, now a disciplined army, as did the Marquis de Lafayette and the Comte de Rochambeau with their French troops.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
By the time I get there, Ms. Rochambeau has already started the meeting.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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