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The Fourth Camp of Rochambeau's Army is a historic military camp site near Plains Road and Lovers Lane on the banks of the
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. It was here that the French Army encamped in the summer of 1781 under the command of Rochambeau on their march from Providence,
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to rendezvous with the Continental Army under General
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. Four divisions passed through, each one day apart. One of Rochambeau's aides described Windham at the time as "a charming market town, where, incidentally, there were many pretty women at whose homes we passed the afternoon very agreeably." Of the camp site, he wrote, "A mile away is a beautiful river (the Shetucket) with a fine wooden bridge. We camped on its banks very comfortably, though hardly militarily." The camp site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The next campsite to the west is also NRHP-listed as Fifth Camp of Rochambeau's Infantry. On the army's return trip in 1782, its 47th camp site (also NRHP-listed) was at a different location in Windham. The site is one of multiple properties whose possible listing on the National Register was covered in a 2001 study.


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Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route The Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route is a series of roads used in 1781 by the Continental Army under the command of George Washington and the Expédition Particulière under the command of Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau during their 1 ...
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List of historic sites preserved along Rochambeau's route A series of sites along the Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route have been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places or otherwise recognized and preserved. Buildings or roadway or other artifacts at these sites have been ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Connecticut __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Connecticut. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Windham County, ...


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Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut Buildings and structures in Windham County, Connecticut Windham, Connecticut Historic places on the Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route American Revolutionary War sites Connecticut in the American Revolution {{Connecticut-NRHP-stub