French forces under comte de Rochambeau camped near Barhamsville on July 2-5, 1782, their second camp since departure from Williamsburg, Virginia,on July 1, 1782. French forces are on their march north to re-join the Continental Army outside New York City, New York.
French Army Campsite 2 (north) at Byrd’s Tavern/Doncastle/Burnt Ordinary
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Bourbonnois, Soissonnois, Saintonge, Royal Deux-Ponts Regiments of Infantry plus regimental artillery |
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Direction | Destination |
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north | Crompond/Yorktown Heights, New York and from there to Boston, Massachusetts. |
Latitude | Longitude |
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37.45195396 | -76.84124472 |
Address | Zipcode |
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City | State |
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Barhamsville | VA |
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