Lebanon in Southeastern Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

French Army Memorial

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, May 29, 2018

1. French Army Memorial

Inscription.
In memory of General Rochambeau and the French troops who came to the aid of our country in the American Revolution, the Duc de Lauzun and his Legion who camped in Lebanon from November 1780 to June 1781, and the citizens of this town who aided them with provisions and shelter. On June 10, 1781, the French Army began its march from Newport, R.I. to Phillipsburg, N.Y. with Lauzin's Legion on the left flank as they crossed Connecticut.

The French Army joined General Washington and the Continental Army on the Hudson River on July 6, 1781. On August 18 the combined armies marched to Virginia to attack the British at Yorktown. With the French fleet under Admiral De Grasse blocking Chesapeake Bay, the allied armies began a siege of the entrenched British troops. General Cornwallis surrendered the British Army to the triumphant American and French Allies on October 19, 1781.
“Lighting Freedom’s Flame”
The Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
Erected 2002 by the Town of Lebanon
Gift of Mr. Hugh Trumbull Adams

Erected 2002 by Town of Lebanon.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1781.

Location. 41° 38.274′ N, 72° 12.772′ W. Memorial is in Lebanon in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It is on Trumbull Highway north of Exeter Road, on the right when traveling north. Located on the grounds of the Lebanon Historical Society. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 856 Trumbull Hwy, Lebanon CT 06249, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline,

in Greater New London, in the Quiet Corner,

and in the Thames River Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New London County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Smoke House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Pastor's Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of "The French Oven" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The War Office (about 500 feet away); Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (about 700 feet away); Lebanon World War I – World War II Monument (about 700 feet away); Liberty Hill Church Bell (about 700 feet away); Lebanon Iraq Afghanistan Veterans Monument (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.

Also see . . . Lebanon Historical Society. (Submitted on April 30, 2026, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, May 29, 2018

2. French Army Memorial

Photographed by Kevin Vincent, May 29, 2018

3. French Army Memorial

Historic buildings preserved by Lebanon Historical Society in background

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2026, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. This page has been viewed 17 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2026, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.