"The French Campaigns in the American Revolution, 1780-1783" Topic

…: The Diary of Count of Lauberdière, General Rochambeau's Nephew and Aide-de-camp

"The fate of the American Revolution had yet to be decided when a remarkable 21-year-old Frenchman arrived in America. Louis-François-Bertrand, the Count of Lauberdière, belonged to an old noble family that traced its heritage back to the Crusades. His father, François-Charles-Mathieu, was musketeer of the guard of King Louis XV. More important, his uncle was General Rochambeau, the commander of all French forces in America. The Count of Lauberdière kept one of the most remarkable diaries of the entire war, and it is published here for the first time as The French Campaigns in the American Revolution, 1780-1783: The Diary of Count of Lauberdière, General Rochambeau's Nephew and Aide-de-Camp, translated and edited by Norman Desmarais.

Serving as aide-de-camp on General Rochambeau's staff, the young and well-educated Lauberdière enjoyed a unique perspective of the war. He rubbed shoulders with some of the Revolution's most important personalities (including George Washington and Lafayette), and was in the epicenter of many of the war's momentous events. His journal covers a host of topics in remarkable detail, including descriptions of the French army's camp in Newport, Rhode Island, the long march to Yorktown, the siege, and capture, and a fascinating examination of the people and their distinctive colonial culture…"

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Not enough has been written about Rochambeau's Expeditionary Force and this might be an excellent addition to the material available.

A two-volume set edited and translated by Anne Brown and Howard Rice is The American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army: 1780, 1781, 1782, 1783 is invaluable for the period.

Volume I contains the Journals of Clermont-Crevecoeur, Verger, and Berthier.

Volume II contains itineraries, Maps, and Views.

It is excellend and highly recommended.

Here is a link to the above two-volume set:

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Thanks Kevin!…

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Armand