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Volume4 May, 2003 
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THE
WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU
During 1781-82, French Comte Rochambeau
marched his forces from Providence, Rhode Island to Yorktown, Virginia.
Alliance Day 2003
Alliance Day was commemorated in Paris by
a series of formal ceremonies organized by The State Society in France
of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) [Société des Fils de La Révolution
Américaine, Branche Française]. This site also contains coverage of events
held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Yorktown and Fort Myer, Virginia,
and Claymont, Delaware.
The 106th Congress of the United States...(has)...enacted
into law a bill
that directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a resource study
of the 600 mile route used by the allied armies of generals George Washington
and the comte de Rochambeau in their epic march that led to the victory
at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781.
The map of the Washington
Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
This site contains an essay discussing
the strategy and route of the campaign that is keyed to
an attached map for orientation.
Events This
Month
Ladies
Civil War Mourning Attire 1st,
Thursday
18th
Century Van Schaick Family and Hudson River Valley Furnishings 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd
29th, Thursday
French
Alliance Celebration 3rd, Saturday
Daffodil Tea 3rd, Saturday
Regular Tour Season 9th, Friday
Knox’s Headquarters Opens for the Season
24th, Saturday
Loyalists: The Forgotten Patriots 1766-1784
3rd, Saturday
225th
anniversary of the floating of the Great Chain across the Hudson River
3rd, Saturday
Yorktown
Historical Society Annual Meeting - "The Loyalist Soldier"
21st, Wednesday
This Month’s Featured Website
Expédition Particulière
Expediton Particuliere was the codename given to the French expeditionary army
sent to help the American Revolution during 1780 to 1782. Its contribution
was essential to the American-French allied victory at Yorktown in September
1781.
The
Washington - Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in the State of New York,
1781-1782
One of many historical
and architectural surveys by this historian being published by various
states. This extensive site contains a wealth of detail on the Rochambeau
expedition in the US, including an excellent summary of the historical
background.
This Month’s Featured Historic Site
Fredrick Philipse established the Philipsburg Manor
on 52,500 acres in 1693. Tenant farmers and African slaves worked the
lands of the manor over its early history. A committed Loyalist during
the Revolution, Fredrick Philipse III lost his manor after signing the
Declaration of Dependence in 1776 and being arrested by General Washington.
He eventually fled to England where he died a poor, broken man, showing
how political views cost him and his fellow Loyalists their possessions
and positions in society as well.
This Month’s Featured Historic Town
of the Hudson River Valley
Tarrytown
A trip to Tarrytown offers visitors the perfect complement
of history, dining, shopping and nature -- not to mention entertainment
and first class lodging. From the majestic Hudson River views, including
the Tappan Zee Bridge, to its Historic Districts showcasing 19th and 20th
century architecture to its many unique shops and fine restaurants and
hotels, Tarrytown offers something for everyone. It was in Tarrytown that
America's first recognized author Washington Irving made his home, Sunnyside,
which is open to the public for tours and special events. One of the country's
oldest operating theaters, Tarrytown's historic Music Hall offers a wide
variety of entertainment.
Newsletter designed by: Amy Mathason '03
Mary
Carew '03
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