French Officers at the Battle of Rhode Island
Dozens of French Army officers departed France for America to serve as officers in the Continental Army. Several fought during the Rhode Island Campaign of July-August 1778 and at the Battle of Rhode Island.
Departure
On March 6, 1781, General Washington visited Count de Rochambeau to consult with him concerning the operation of the troops under his command.
Arrival
![Plan de Rhodes-Island, et position de l'armée françoise a Newport. [1780] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress](https://battleofrhodeisland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Plan-de-Rhodes-Island.jpeg)
Their journey was started on February 2, 1780, when King Louis XVI approved a plan, code-named the expédition particulière.
An Introduction
On July 29, 1778 a French squadron sailed into Narragansett Bay. It created a military alliance between the United States and France.
