Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1725, July 1 | Born in Vendôme, France |
| 1730-1740 | Attended Collège de Vendôme, the Jesuit school at Blois, and the military academy in Paris, France (later called the Ecole St.-Cyr) |
| 1740-1748 | Served in the war of the Austrian Succession |
| 1743 | Promoted to captain |
| 1747 | Appointed colonel of the Régiment de la Marche Wounded at the battle of Laufeld |
| 1748 | Fought in the battle of Maastricht |
| 1749 | Married Jeanne Thérèse Tellez ďAcosta |
| 1749-1755 | Lived chiefly in retirement at Vendômois |
| 1756 | Led his regiment in the Minorcan campaign Appointed brigadier general and a Chevalier of St.Louis |
| 1756-1763 | Served in the Seven Years’ War |
| 1757 | Appointed major general on the duc de Richelieu’s staff |
| 1759 | Appointed to command the Régiment ďAuvergne |
| 1760 | Wounded at the battle of Clostercamp Promoted to maréchal de camp Appointed inspector general of infantry |
| 1771 | Awarded the Grand Croix of the Order of St. Louis |
| 1776 | Appointed governor of Villefranche-en-Roussillon |
| 1780 | Ordered by the King to head an expeditionary force to aid the American colonists Sailed for America with four regiments; arrived in Rhode Island and placed his army at the disposal of General George Washington |
| 1781 | Joined his army with the Continental Army under General George Washington Besieged Cornwallis at Yorktown, Va., aiding in gaining his surrender |
| 1783 | Returned to France |
| 1784 | Became commander of the military district at Calais France Founded the French chapter of the Society of the Cincinnati (disbanded in 1792) |
| 1789 | Participated in the Second Assembly of Notables Appointed commander of the district of Alsace |
| 1791 | Created marshal of France |
| 1792-1794 | Imprisoned during the Reign of Terror |
| 1804 | Awarded Legion of Honor by Napoleon |
| 1807 | Died, chateau de Rochambeau, Thoré-la-Rochette, near Vendôme, France |