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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The Library of Congress does note that a French military officer, the comte de Rochambeau, threw a ball celebrating Washington’s 50th birthday in 1782.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
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
With a French force under General Rochambeau, the allies sealed the neck of the York Peninsula in September 1781 and began bombarding the British camp.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Elliott and Rochambeau designers Laurence Chandler and Joshua Cooper incorporate more athleticism into their work.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2016
Ms. Rochambeau has dragged a rolling whiteboard over and holds a dry-erase marker over her head.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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