The First Brigade of the French Army encamped here on September 7/8, 1782, their thirtieth camp since departure from Williamsburg, Virginia,on July 1, 1782, on the march back from Virginia. The Second Brigade followed the next day.
French Army Campsite 30 (north) in Princeton
Units |
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Bourbonnois, Soissonnois, Saintonge, Royal Deux-Ponts plus campaign artillery and Lauzun’s Legion consecutively. |
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Direction | Destination |
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north | Crompond/Yorktown Heights, New York and from there to Boston, Massachusetts (French infantry) and from there to winter quarters 1782/83 in Wilmington, Delaware (Lauzun’s Legion) in 1782 |
Latitude | Longitude |
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40.33781167 | -74.66207568 |
Address | Zipcode |
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1895 Clubhouse Dr. | 8540 |
City | State |
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Princeton | NJ |
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