Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Coont o Rochambeau
| Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur | |
|---|---|
| Coont o Rochambeau | |
 1834 portrait bi Charles Philippe Larivière. | |
| Full name
Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur | |
| Born | 1 Julie 1725 Vendôme, Orléanais, Fraunce |
| Dee'd | 10 Mey 1807 (aged 81) Thoré, Loir-et-Cher, Fraunce |
| Spoose(s) | Jeanne Thérèse Tellez d'Acosta |
| Issue | |
| Faither | Joseph Charles de Vimeur |
| Mither | Marie Claire Thérèse Bégon |
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Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Coont o Rochambeau (1 Julie 1725 – 10 Mey 1807) wis a French nobleman an general who played a major role in helping the Thirteen Colonies win independence during the American Revolution. During this time, he served as commander-in-chief o the French Expeditionary Force that embarked frae Fraunce in order to help the American Continental Airmy fight against Breetish forces. He wis creatit a Marshal o Fraunce in 1791 bi Louis XVI an cried the Maréchal de Rochambeau.
Mairiage[eedit | eedit soorce]
On 22 December 1749 he mairit Jeanne Thérèse Tellez d'Acosta. They haed ane son.
Issue[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Donatien de Vimeur, Viscoont o Rochambeau haed issue with Françoise de Harville.