W3R Historic Events in 1782
and Public Commemorations for the
225th Anniversaries in 2007 

Historic Events 1782 225th Anniversary Events 2007 
  May in Boston MA -- Re-enactors of the Bourbonnais Regiment line up for a review by General Rochambeau and General Washington (in last rank).
July 1: French troops leave Williamsburg VA on return trip to MA
July 19: French troops enter MD (stay a month in Baltimore)
Aug 29: French troops enter DE
Aug 30: French troops enter PA 		 

 

 

Aug 25-26: Wilmington DE (Brandywine Creek State Park) Large-scale re-enactment of the Battle of Cooch's Bridge in its 230th anniversary.
For information and a link for ordering a 45-minute DVD of this event see W3R Merchandise page.

Sept 2: French troops enter NJ
Sept 13: French troops enter NY (stay a month at Yorktown Heights)
Oct 23: French troops enter CT
Nov 9: French troops enter RI (stay three weeks in Providence)
Dec 1: French troops enter MA
Dec 24: French troops embark on Vaudreuil’s fleet from Boston for Caribbean;
Dec 24: Lauzun's Legion arrives in Wilmington DE for a five month stay 		 

 

 

Oct 13: Christiana DE: The W3R-DE and the Alliance Française of Delaware commemorated Lafayette's contributions to liberty in the U.S. and in France. with a luncheon and 250th anniversary birthday cake. Joining the celebration were a Lafayette re-enactor and Alan Hoffman, who presented the highlights of his recently-published translation of the notes of Lafayette's private secretary describing the daily activities during Lafayette's tour of the United States in 1824-25 -- fifty years after the end of the American Revolution.

Videotapes of lectures and commemorations in 2006 and 2007 were posted for several years on the W3R Commons site, but that was vandalized in early 2009, and the video files no longer exist.
In 2007 the documentation research study of W3R historic events in Pennsylvania was published and is available online .
In 2007 the documentation research study of W3R historic events in Maryland was updated and is available online .
In 2007 the documentation research study of W3R historic events in a few counties in VA was published and is available online . Further work is in progress.

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