Lot 538
Rochambeau, Comte de [Jean-Baptiste de Vimeur] (1725-1807). Commander in chief of the French forces during the American Revolution. When France resolved to despatch a military force to assist the American colonies in the Revolutionary War, Rochambeau was made a lieutenant-general in command of a body of troops which numbered some 6000 men. After defeating Cornwallis, Rochambeau returned to France (despite the protests and gratitude from American soldiers) to command the army of the North during the French Revolution.
Manuscript Document Signed ("De Vimeur Rochambeau"). In French. One page, recto and verso, octavo, Valenciennes, France, April 18, 1791. In brown ink. One soft fold at center, else in very fine condition.
Here, in the early days of the French Revolution, Rochambeau conveys to Mr. De La Graviere the instructions from the Commander of War, including the necessity to set up a cordon to prevent grains from being smuggled out of the area.
Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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