1780 Rochambeau's Arrival in Newport

                      ”His Majesty King Louis XVI had cast in his fortunes with the Americans, and 
                        the five thousand troops just landed were merely the advance guard of a
                        much more powerful army…. Flags were hung out and the church steeples
                        illuminated. The Town Council of Newport did its best to welcome the
                        French army in style” ‘Rouchambeau’ by Arnold Whitridge, page 87 & 88

          Timeline of Northern Events

          George Washington's 1778 valley F0rge Alliance Day Proclamation

          225 Years ago... A Brief History of the French Alliance

           Our History: The Recreation of Rochambeau's Arrival in Newport

           Our History:  Ceremonies at Colony House, Newport

          Our History: Ceremonies at Queen Anne's Park

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