Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
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Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1 July 1725 – 10 May 1807) was a French nobleman. He served as a general under Louis XIV, and took part in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48). He was present at the siege of Antwerp and Namur. With an army of 6,000 people, he helped George Washington in the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). During the Reign of Terror, he was sentenced, but not executed on the guillotine. He was freed after the fall of Maximilien de Robespierre. Napoleon awarded him a title of the Legion of Honor, in 1803.
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Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur de Rochambeau | |
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Born | (1725-07-01)1 July 1725 Vendôme, Orléanais, France |
Died | 30 May 1807(1807-05-30) (aged 81) Thoré, Loir-et-Cher, France |
Allegiance | Kingdom of France Template:Country data Kingdom of the French |
Service/branch | French Army |
Years of service | 1742–1792 |
Rank | Marshal of France |
Battles/wars | War of the Austrian Succession
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Awards | Order of the Holy Spirit Order of Saint Louis Society of the Cincinnati |
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