Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau
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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.
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Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau | |
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Born | (1755-04-07)7 April 1755[1] Paris, Kingdom of France |
Died | 20 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/ | French Army |
Years of service | 1769–1813 |
Rank | Divisional General |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Haitian Revolution |
Awards | Name inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe |
Relations | Son of Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau |
Governor of Saint-Domingue | |
In office 21 October 1792 – 2 January 1793 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Jacques d'Esparbes |
Succeeded by | Léger-Félicité Sonthonax (commissioner) |
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