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of a French force of 6,000 men to 

 assist the American colonists in 

 the War of Independence, loyally 

 cooperated with Washington, and 

 played a prominent part in the 

 operations which ended in the 

 capitulation of Yorktown, 1781. 

 After his return to France he 

 threw in his lot with the Revolu- 

 tionaries, and was made a marshal 

 in 1791, but had a narrow escape of 

 his life in the Terror in 1793. He 

 died May 10, 1807. See Memoirs 

 of the Count de Rochambeau, Eng. 

 trans., M. W. E. Wright, 1838; 

 With Americans of Past and Pre- 

 sent Days, J. A. Jusserand, 1916. 



Rochdale. County and mun. 

 borough of Lancashire, England. 

 It stands on the Roch, 11 m. from 

 Manchester and 

 196 m. from Lon- 

 don, and is served 

 by the L. & Y. 

 Rly. and a canal. 

 The chief build- 

 ings are the 

 church of S. Chad, 

 dating mainly 

 from the 14th 

 century, and the Gothic town hall, 

 built 1866-71. Others are the art 

 gallery, free library, post office, in- 

 firmary, and various churches. 

 There is a grammar school founded 

 in 1565, a technical school, 

 and public parks and recreation 

 grounds. The industries include 

 the manufacture of cotton goods, 

 woollen goods, machinery, and as- 

 bestos. Important cattle markets 

 are held. For nearly 200 years the 



Rochdale aims 





manor was owned by the Byron 

 family. Rochdale is noted as the 

 cradle of the cooperative move- 

 ment and the home of John 

 Bright. It was known for its hats 

 and cutlery in the 16th century, 

 but was only made a borough in 

 1856. It became a county borough 

 in 1888, and since 1832 has sent 

 one member to Parliament. Pop. 

 (1921) 90,807. 



Roche, ALEX- 

 ANDER (b. 1861). 

 Scottish painter. 

 Born at Glasgow, 

 Aug. 17, 1861, he 

 studied at the 

 local school, and 

 in Paris at Julien's 

 and the Beaux 

 Arts. Returning to 

 Glasgow in 1883, 

 he settled down 

 as a painter of 

 landscapes with 

 figures, modern in 

 subject, yet tinged 

 with romance, and in 1896 removed 

 to Edinburgh, and developed por- 

 trait painting, 

 though he did 

 not abandon 

 his former sub- 

 jects. He be- 

 came A.R.S.A. 

 in 1894, and 

 R.S.A. in 1900. 

 In 1900 he 

 decorated the 

 banqueting 

 hall, Glasgow 



municipal buildings, with frescoes. 

 Roche, SIR 

 ! BOYLE (1743- 

 ; 1807). Irish poli- 

 ! tician. After serv- 

 ] ing in the army he 

 < entered the civil 

 service, and sat in 

 the Irish parlia- 

 ment from 1777 

 until the Union. 

 He received a 

 baronetcy in 1782 

 for his loyal sup- 

 port of the govern- 

 ment, whom he 



afterwards helped in the Catholic 

 franchise difficulties, and he was a 

 staunch upholder of the union. He 

 died June 5, 1807. Roche acquired 

 a great reputation for his witty 

 speeches and delightful bulls. i 

 Roche Abbey. Ruins in York- 

 shire (W.R.), England. They arc 

 1 m. S. of Malt by, and include 

 parts of the chancel, transepts. 



Roche Abbey, Yorkshire. Ruins of the chancel and 

 transepts of the Cistercian abbey 



and gateway of a Cistercian abbey 

 founded in 1147 as an offshoot of 

 Fountains Abbey (q.v.). 



Rochefort-Lucay, VICTOR HEN- 

 RI, MARQUIS DE (1830-1913). 

 French journalist and politician, 

 generally known as Henri Roche- 

 fort. Born in Paris, Jan. 30, 1830, 

 son of Armand de Rochefort- 

 Lu9ay (1790-1871), dramatist, he 

 was educated at the College St. 

 Louis. He founded the violent 

 weekly La Lanterne, 1868, which 

 was soon suppressed. Elected de- 

 puty, 1869, he 

 founded La 

 Marseillaise, 

 was impri- 

 soned, 1870, 

 and acted for 

 a short time in 

 the provi- 

 sional govern- 

 ment, 1870. 

 H e resigned 



Alexander Roche, 

 Scottish painter 



Marquis de 

 Rochefort-Lucay, 

 French journalist 



from the nat- 

 ional assem- 

 bly, 1871, and was transported for 

 alleged complicity in the commune, 

 but escaped in 1873. In 1880 he 



Rochdale, Lancashire. 1. Art gallery, builtia 1912. 2. Parish church of S. Chad. 3. Gothic style Town Hall, built 1866-71 



