Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau

Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau
Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Rochambeau in the uniform of the Régiment d'Auvergne
Born(1755-04-07)7 April 1755[1]
Paris, Kingdom of France
Died20 October 1813(1813-10-20) (aged 58)
Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony
Allegiance Kingdom of France
 Kingdom of the French
 French First Republic
 First French Empire
Service/branchFrench Army
Years of service1769–1813
RankDivisional General
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Haitian Revolution
AwardsName inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe
RelationsSon of Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Governor of Saint-Domingue
In office
21 October 1792 – 2 January 1793
Preceded byJean-Jacques d'Esparbes
Succeeded byLéger-Félicité Sonthonax (commissioner)

Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau (7 April 1755 – 20 October 1813) was a French military commander. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau.

  1. ^ Haynsworth IV, James Lafayette (2003). The early career of Lieutenant General Donatien Rochambeau and the French campaigns in the Caribbean, 1792--1794. Florida State University.

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