French Gazette

Newspapers, The War Years (1775-1783) June 29, 2021 June 28, 2021

“Gazette Françoise,” The French Gazette in Newport, Rhode Island

by Norman Desmarais

When General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur Comte de Rochambeau arrived in Newport, Rhode Island, on July 10, 1780 with over 5800 troops, most…

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