Comte de Rochambeau


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Noun1.Comte de Rochambeau - French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807)Comte de Rochambeau - French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807)
Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Rochambeau
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