Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route

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The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R) is a series of encampments and roads commemorating the French troops under Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau and their key role in the Revolutionary War.^[1] The route is currently under consideration to become a National Historic Trail.

Contents 1 Background 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Background

Landing at Newport, Rhode Island, on July 10, 1780, Rochambeau and his troops were held there inactive for a year. In July 1781, Rochambeau's force finally left Rhode Island, marching across Connecticut to join George Washington on the Hudson River at Dobbs Ferry, New York.

The combined armies then marched through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland to Yorktown, Virginia. On September 22, they combined with the Marquis de Lafayette's troops and forced General Cornwallis to surrender on October 19 after the Siege of Yorktown. After Yorktown, the French troops marched north again eventually ending in Boston, Massachusetts.

[edit] See also

• King's Highway (Charleston to Boston)
• Sons of the American Revolution

[edit] External links

• Official site
• http://www.yorktownhistory.org/research/w3r.htm

[edit] References