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Generals Washington and Rochambeau from a painting by Auguste Couder at Versailles

May 24: The 2008 W3R-US Annual Meeting The Annual Membership Meeting and Board Meeting will be held on Saturday May 24, 2008, in Washington DC from 9:30 to 2:00 PM. See the announcement and dues / registration notice [PDF file] and the brochure You are invited to explore the W3R

June 3: 225th Anniversary of Lauzun's Legion in Wilmington DE Robert A. Selig, Ph.D. will present a lecture on Tuesday June 3 to commemorative the 225th Anniversary of the Six-month Encampment of Lauzun's Legion of French Troops in Wilmington, Delaware, from Dec. 24, 1782, to May 14, 1783. For details see the announcement

June 7: 228th Anniversary of Lauzun's Legion in Lebanon CT Two light cavalry companies (hussars) -- part of Lauzun's Legion in the French Expeditionary Force under General Rochambeau spent the winter of 1780-81 in Lebanon CT. To commemorate this nearly eight-month encampment the museums around the Lebanon Green are hosting Revolutionary Tastings on Saturday June 7. Visitors may stroll the green, visit the museums, and sample modern versions of desserts that were popular during the Revolutionary War. Start at Lebanon Historical Society Museum, 856 Trumbull Highway, pick up a map, then adventure on a history hike around the green to visit the Governor Jonathan Trumbull House, Wadsworth Stable, Beaumont Homestead, War Office and the Jonathan Trumbull Jr. House. These sites were associated with of the provisioning, housing, and coordination of the cavalry. For information, contact 860-642-7987.

Purchase Original Illustrations of the W3R Davir R. Wagner has created a series of about 60 acrylic-on-canvas paintings illustrating army life and battles involving the French Expeditionary Force during its three-year stay in the U.S. 1780-1783. The paintings have been on display in several state capitals along the W3R and at many W3R events, The original works are now available for sale, as well as archival quality reproductions and prints. For details see our page on Activities: Paintings.          -- Posted on 2008 May 01 --

Recent Events along the W3R Connecticut, April -- The Society of the Cincinnati funded an architectural study of the house (built in 1724) on the Heritage Farm in Bolton CT. Both Gen. Washington and Gen. Rochambeau stopped here during trips to confer on developing an allied strategy in 1780-81 and in 1782 following the victory at Yorktown. New York -- The Verplanck Residents Association installed street signs with W3R logos along Broadway through Verplanck NY to mark the route of allied US.-French Armies in 1781. New York, April 19 -- Several W3R board members and advisorsspoke at the commemoration of the 225th anniversary of Washington's proclamation of the cessation of hostilities. This was held at the New Windsor Cantonment site: Dr. Robert Selig (on the activities of the French Army in the American theater of operations), Col. James Johnson (USA, Ret.) (on the Hudson River Valley Institute). Pennsylvania, April 17 -- Bertrand de Rocahambeau and his family -- descendants of General Rochambeau -- visited Philadelphia PA from France. The W3R-PA arranged guided tours for them at Independence Hall, the Constitution Center, and several other historic sites. Delaware, April 26 -- The W3R-DE and the Alliance Française of Delaware co-sponsored a dinner in honor of the 225th anniversary of the signing of the three peace treaties that ended the American Revolution and related conflicts involving our ally, France, and France's ally, Spain.          -- Posted on 2008 Apr 19 --

Full-length Videos on the W3R You may now watch six excellent video presentations of commemorative events and lecture presentations on the history of the French Expeditionary Force (1780-1783) and on the allied (US.-French) army's march to Yorktown in 1781. Go to the W3R Commons site ("Blog" tab) and scroll down to the second half of that page.           -- Posted on 2008 Apr 10 --

Status of W3R Legislation Senate: The original bill, S.686 was reviewed at a hearing in April of 2007, was reported favorably out of committee, and was merged into an omnibus bill, S.2180, which is awaiting full Senate consideration. House: The original bill, H.R.1286, was reviewed at a hearing in October of 2007 and is awaiting full House Committee consideration. See the W3R Legislation page for the details of the progress of the bills and for information on contacting your Representative and Senators to express your support for the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route.          -- Posted on 2008 Apr 10 --

Photo-reports for 2008 2008 Mar 31: Philadelphia PA -- March 31: Flag Raising of Remembrance 2008 Feb 16: Philadelphia PA -- Washington's Birthday; Talk on Rochambeau 2008 Feb 04: Philadelphia PA -- Visit of the French Ambassador

Photo-reports for 2007: 2007 Dec 14 -- Washington-Rochambeau Symposium in Philadelphia to mark the 200th anniversary if the death of Gen. Rochambeau. 2007 Nov 11: Providence RI honoring the French who died here 2007 Nov 06: Washington DC Mayor Fenty with French Pres. Sarkozy 2007 Oct 20: Yorktown VA W3R-US Gathering 2007 Sept 05,06: Hartford CT, Lafayette College (Easton PA) parties for the 250th anniv of Lafayette's birth 2007 Sept 01: Philadelphia and Chester PA Parades at the 225th anniv of Congress' review of US/French troops A 55 minute video of the 2007 Sept 01 parades in Philadelphia and Chester PA, including an interview of Win Carroll and a summary of the history of the W3R - by Dr. Robert Selig. This is best viewed at "original size".

Major Photo-report for 2006: America's March to Yorktown -- Three men walked the entire 680-mile original route (as closely as possible) from Newport to Yorktown, following the original dates of march. Hundreds of others joined the march for limited segments.