. An account of the life of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Dumotier, Marquis de La Fayette : Major-General in the service of America and the noblest patriot of the French Revolution : with illustrations of the La Fayette pattern of sterling silver tableware . lan was kept in abeyance until circumstances should further develop its possi-bilities, the Comte de Rochambeau meanwhile sending an urgent appeal to theComte de Grasse for ships, men and money for New York, though he also calledhis attention to opportunity for service in the Chesapeake. Early inJune a fleet arrived at Bost
. An account of the life of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Dumotier, Marquis de La Fayette : Major-General in the service of America and the noblest patriot of the French Revolution : with illustrations of the La Fayette pattern of sterling silver tableware . lan was kept in abeyance until circumstances should further develop its possi-bilities, the Comte de Rochambeau meanwhile sending an urgent appeal to theComte de Grasse for ships, men and money for New York, though he also calledhis attention to opportunity for service in the Chesapeake. Early inJune a fleet arrived at Boston bringing upwards of six hundred additional troopsfor the Comte de Rochambeau, and ample funds for his and General Washing-tons armies, and on the arrival of these reinforcements at Newport General deRochambeau started with his entire force to join the American army on the Hud-son. The Saggittaire, which convoyed the French transports to Boston, alsobrought a letter from the Comte de Grasse whose fleet had left France with theother and kept it company for some time, which stated the admirals intention ofcoming to the United States for a short visit which he hoped would prove advan-tageous to the allies, and the Comte de Rochambeau before breaking camp 29. 1.^ t!;!::!:--vlijiii||^ ■ •■•• .„ U,, THE VILLAGE STREET, YORKTOWN UNALTERED SINCE THE REVOLUTION despatched to him another letter frankly stating the weakness of the Continentalarmy and again urging him to help them at this critical juncture with all theresources he could command. He also repeated his intimation that a favorableopportunity existed in the South. On the arrival of the French army General Washington undertook minoroperations against British outposts but they were unsuccessful and the combinedforces went into camp near White Plains to await developments. Washingtonsappeal to the states for additional troops met with slight response and his armyhad less than half the number of men he
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