An old engraving showing General George Washington meeting Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, le Comte de Rochambeau at Hartford, Connecticut, USA in late September 1780. It is from an American history book of 1895. Rochambeau, in command of the French forces and Continental Army commander Washington held a series of meetings throughout that winter discussing their plans for a major operation in 1781 against the British. The collaboration between the two led to the victory at Yorktown, Virginia that would assure American independence.

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An old engraving showing General George Washington meeting Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, le Comte de Rochambeau at Hartford, Connecticut, USA in late September 1780. It is from an American history book of 1895. Rochambeau, in command of the French forces and Continental Army commander Washington held a series of meetings throughout that winter discussing their plans for a major operation in 1781 against the British. The collaboration between the two led to the victory at Yorktown, Virginia that would assure American independence.

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Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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