GENERAL ROCHAMBEAU 



A distinguished veteran of three wars in Europe, Rochambeau came to America at the 

 head of 5,000 French regulars to succor the Thirteen Colonies in their struggle for liberty. 

 A more experienced soldier and an older man than Washington, the French general, with 

 admirable spirit and magnanimity, placed himself and his troops unreservedly under the 

 American commander-in-chief, serving as an integral part of the colonial forces. 



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