Statue of Major General Comte Jean de Rochambeau - Washington, DC
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Statue of French General who was the commander-in-chief of the French Expeditionary Force which came to help the American Continental Army, located in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.
Waymark Code: WMJNZA
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member ddtfamily
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At the southwest corner, where Jackson Place meets Pennsylvania Avenue, is a copy by Ferdinand Hamar of the memorial at Vendome, France, to Comte de Rochambeau, the Frenchman who joined his efforts with Lafayette's in fighting for American freedom -Washington, City and Capital, 1937, pg. 652.

The statue is located as described.  General Comte de Rochambeau was the Commander-in-Chief of the French Expeditionary Force which came to help the American Continental Army. The statue was dedicated May 24, 1902 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Book: Washington, DC

Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 652

Year Originally Published: 1937
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