Rochambeau
[ raw-shahn-boh ]
noun
Jean Bap·tiste Do·na·tien de Vi·meur [zhahnba-teestdaw-na-syanduhvee-mœr], /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ də viˈmœr/, Count de, 1725–1807, French general: marshal of France 1791–1807; commander of the French army in the American Revolution.
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How to use Rochambeau in a sentence
Rochambeau moved south and reached the Delaware before the British grasped the Yankee trick.
Erskine Dale--Pioneer | John FoxDe Grasse now had orders to act in concert with Washington and Rochambeau, against the common enemy.
Hero Stories from American History | Albert F. BlaisdellGen. Rochambeau is said to have worn body armor at the siege of Yorktown.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict CrowellOn the other wing of the scene floated the flags of Washington and Rochambeau.
The expedition of Rochambeau consisted of five thousand men.
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