The Rochambeau Project

This chapter documents archaeological and written sources that reconstruct the marching route that Rochambeau and his troops took through Connecticut as they made their way to assist Washington in defeating the British at Yorktown. These events sealed the American victory in the war. One can almost imagine what a site it was to see the French soldiers heading through Connecticut toward victory. The chapter uses several important pieces of evidence to reconstruct the trail, including diary entries; a number of maps, like Berthier’s famous depictions of the marching camps; and even itineraries prepared in France beforehand.