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- GLC#
- GLC06632
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 24 June 1782
- Author/Creator
- Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de, 1725-1807
- Title
- to Benjamin Harrison
- Place Written
- Williamsburg, Virginia
- Pagination
- 3 p. : docket ; Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 19.3 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Informs Harrison that the French troops will soon be marching North out of Virginia. After aiding in the American victory at Yorktown, French forces had wintered in Virginia. Plans to leave behind a small French force under "Mr. De La Valette, Brigadier General" until American forces can replace them and defend York and Hampton. Suggests Colonel Charles Dabney's forces be assigned this task. Thanks Harrison for his hospitality. Says he has enclosed a letter from George Washington on these subjects. Docket reads "Count Rochambeau June 24 1782. See Gen Washington May 4 1782." The remaining French forces later became a source of friction with Virginians.
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