The French Depart Newport

Lieutenant General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur Comte de Rochambeau (1725–1807) did not simply wake up on the morning of June 18, 1781 and order his army of more than 6,000 men to break camp and begin their march south.

50th Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships

Celebrating 50 Years! Newport Marriott Newport, RI February 7-9, 2023   Join ships’ captains, crew members, program administrators, organization leaders, educators, port representatives, and more, for professional development, networking, hands-on […]

50th Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships

Celebrating 50 Years! Newport Marriott Newport, RI February 7-9, 2023   Join ships’ captains, crew members, program administrators, organization leaders, educators, port representatives, and more, for professional development, networking, hands-on […]

50th Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships

Celebrating 50 Years! Newport Marriott Newport, RI February 7-9, 2023   Join ships’ captains, crew members, program administrators, organization leaders, educators, port representatives, and more, for professional development, networking, hands-on […]

<br>A French Duel in Newport

There were five or six duels fought in General Rochambeau’s army, three of them in Newport, Rhode Island in 1780 and 1781.