Newark in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

French General Comte de Rochambeau and the French Army Memorial

Dedicated April 5th, 2014 W3R-US Historic Trail

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

1. French General Comte de Rochambeau and the French Army Memorial

Inscription. (Center Plaque) “The memorial is dedicated to the memory of French General Comte de Rochambeau and the French Army who camped on the Cooch Farm in 1781. The combined French and American Armies were traveling to Yorktown, Virginia, for their final battle of the American War of Independence. Following their victory at Yorktown, the same French Army camped here on their return to France. The Cooch Farm now proudly sits along the 680 mile W3R-US National Historic Trail. Americans are forever thankful to the French People for their critical support to our young nation and out fight for freedom.”

Erected 2014 by W3R-US Historic Trail and the Pencader Heritage Area Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 39° 38.379′ N, 75° 43.8′ W. Marker is in Newark, Delaware, in New Castle County. Memorial is on Sunset Lake Road (Delaware Route 72). The plaque is on the grounds of the Pencader Heritage Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2029 Sunset Lake Road, Newark DE 19702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Royal Deux-Ponts Memorial (here, next to this marker); Hessian Soldiers Memorial (here, next to this marker); The Battle of Cooch's Bridge

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(here, next to this marker); Germans & German-Americans in The American War of Independence (here, next to this marker); Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (here, next to this marker); Delaware Militia (here, next to this marker); Marquis de Lafayette (here, next to this marker); American Position (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newark.

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

2. French General Comte de Rochambeau and the French Army Memorial

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

3. French General Comte de Rochambeau and the French Army Memorial

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

4. French General Comte de Rochambeau and the French Army Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 21, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.