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

The Royal Deux-Ponts Memorial

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

1. The Royal Deux-Ponts Memorial

Inscription. The Royal Deux-Ponts was a German-speaking infantry regiment in the French Expeditionary Force under the Comte de Rochambeau. Rochambeau’s forces embarked from France in March 1780, and arrived in Newport, Rhode Island, in July. The regiment was commanded by Christian von Forbach, eldest son of Christian IV, Duke of Zweibrucken (“Two Bridges”). Its soldiers were recruited primarily in the Duchy of Zweibrucken. En route to, and from, the siege of Yorktown in October 1781, the Regiment marched through Delaware, passing over Cooch’s Bridge in September 1781, and again in August 1782, This plaque is funded by a grant from the Delaware Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Erected by Delaware Humanities.

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

Location. 39° 38.379′ N, 75° 43.799′ W. Marker is near Newark, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is on Sunset Lake Road (Delaware Route 72). This marker is on the grounds of Pencader 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.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: French General Comte de Rochambeau and the French Army Memorial (here, next to this marker); Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route

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(here, next to this marker); The Battle of Cooch's Bridge (here, next to this marker); Hessian Soldiers Memorial (here, next to this marker); Germans & German-Americans in The American War of Independence (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.

Other markers no longer nearby. Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Preserving the History of the Battlefield (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Pencader Heritage Museum (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

2. The Royal Deux-Ponts Memorial

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

3. The Royal Deux-Ponts Memorial

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

4. The Royal Deux-Ponts Memorial

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 8, 2019

5. The Royal Deux-Ponts 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 661 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 21, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.