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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08903 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1782 |
| Title | Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau to unknown regarding the British in New York |
| Date | 22 January 1782 |
| Author | Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de (1725-1807) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Indicates that he received intelligence from his correspondent about the British receiving reinforcements from New York in Charleston, he is "of opinion that the reinforcement you have received from General St. Clair, must have put you in a position to withstand those newly arrived." Doubts the news that the British reinforcements come from Ireland. The rest (starting on p. 1) at the end of which appears the signature. A separate three pages(which measure 28 x 21.5 cm) records the solution to the cipher, which discussion military strategy in the Southern Campaign. The cipher also notes that George Washington considers an upcoming campaign against New York of the utmost importance. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General France Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Codes and Signals Continental Army |
| People | Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de (1725-1807) |
| Place written | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |