Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau

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.

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 Siege of Maastricht (1748) Seven Years' War Battle of Minorca (1756) Battle of Krefeld Battle of Corbach Battle of Kloster Kampen American Revolutionary War Yorktown campaign Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Battle of the Chesapeake Siege of Yorktown French Revolutionary Wars War of the First Coalition
Awards	Order of the Holy Spirit Order of Saint Louis Society of the Cincinnati
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