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'Sister' displays in Virginia commemorating the route taken by Generals Washington and Rochambeau, to Yorktown in September 1781.
By Roger Dean Meyer, January 27, 2007
Wide view of the Washington-Rochambeau Route to Victory Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, 0.1 miles west of Mount Vernon Highway (Virginia Route 235), on the right when traveling west. |
| | On August 14, 1781, Generals Washington and Rochambeau received news that a large French fleet under the command of Admiral de Grasse was headed for the Chesapeake Bay carrying 3,000 French soldiers. There the British general, Cornwallis, was . . . — — Map (db m902) HM |
| On Fusiliers Redoubt ramp, on the left when traveling east. |
| | On August 14, 1781, Generals Washington and Rochambeau received news that a large French fleet under the command of Admiral de Grasse was headed for the Chesapeake Bay carrying 3,000 French soldiers. There the British general, Lord Cornwallis, was . . . — — Map (db m11016) HM |
May. 6, 2024