Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route

W3R Events in 1775-1780 and 225th Anniv. in 2000-2005

W3R History:	1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782, 1783
Commemorations:	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, . . . ., . . . .
	For commemorations after 2006 see The W3R Commons

Events during the Revolution

225th Anniversary Events

1775 ================= 2000 =================
Dec 28: Benjamin Franklin meets with Achat de Bonvouloir in Philadelphia to initiate discussions between the U.S. and France. Charles Cook (Carpenters Hall in PA) writes the script for a 100-minute video -- "Tęte á Tęte" -- to commemorate these first discussions (see Activities page)

Events during the Revolution	225th Anniversary Events
1775 =================	2000 =================
Dec 28: Benjamin Franklin meets with Achat de Bonvouloir in Philadelphia to initiate discussions between the U.S. and France.	Charles Cook (Carpenters Hall in PA) writes the script for a 100-minute video -- "Tęte á Tęte" -- to commemorate these first discussions (see Activities page)

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Events during the Revolution

225th Anniversary Events

1776 ================= 2001 =================
Dec 3: Franklin arrives in France to negotiate for aid .

Events during the Revolution	225th Anniversary Events
1776 =================	2001 =================
Dec 3: Franklin arrives in France to negotiate for aid	.

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Events during the Revolution

225th Anniversary Events

1777 ================= 2002 =================
Oct 19: U.S. victory at Saratoga tips balance toward France recognizing the U.S. Oct 19: Many re-enactors participate in re-creating the battle of Saratoga.

Events during the Revolution	225th Anniversary Events
1777 =================	2002 =================
Oct 19: U.S. victory at Saratoga tips balance toward France recognizing the U.S.	Oct 19: Many re-enactors participate in re-creating the battle of Saratoga.

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Events during the Revolution

225th Anniversary Events

1778 ================= 2003 =================
Feb 6: France and U.S. sign a Treaty of Amity and Commerce (and also a Treaty of Military Alliance)
May 6: at Valley Forge the Continental Army celebrates the treaties with a feu de joie (celebratory gunfire) Feb 6: members of the SAR and DAR and Society of the Cincinnati and W3R-US celebrate (in Philadelphia and in Paris) the 225th anniversary of the signing
May 6: feu de joie at Valley Forge by 300 re-enactors to commemorate the anniversary of this event.

Events during the Revolution	225th Anniversary Events
1778 =================	2003 =================
Feb 6: France and U.S. sign a Treaty of Amity and Commerce (and also a Treaty of Military Alliance) May 6: at Valley Forge the Continental Army celebrates the treaties with a feu de joie (celebratory gunfire)	Feb 6: members of the SAR and DAR and Society of the Cincinnati and W3R-US celebrate (in Philadelphia and in Paris) the 225th anniversary of the signing May 6: feu de joie at Valley Forge by 300 re-enactors to commemorate the anniversary of this event.

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Events during the Revolution

225th Anniversary Events

1779 ================= 2004 =================
Mar: David Wagner's paintings of scenes along the W3R were on display (see Activities page / paintings):
Mar 23rd in Scituate RI Hist.Soc.
Mar 30th-Apr 4th in E.Greenwich RI Kentish Armory
Apr 24th in Bristol RI Artillery Armory
May 22nd in Bristol RI Audubon Society
June 17-18 in Providence RI State Capitol Bldg
May 8: Marker dedicatedin Kingston RI Free Library for Gen. Washington's overnight stay (Mar 5, 1781) as he went to visit Gen. Rochambeau in Newport
May 13: Dr. Robert Selig, historical consultant for the W3R, spoke at a dinner in Philadelphia.
June 21: Spain declares war on England June: Lee Anderson did the first leg of his trek (see Activities page / walk):
June 17 - Newport RI, visit sites
June 17 - Providence RI, talk state house PM
June 18 - Coventry, talk N. Green's Home PM
June 19 - Coventry RI / Plainfield CT
June 20 - Lebanon CT, talk Hist. Soc. 5:30 PM
June 21 - East Hartford CT
June 22 - Wethersfield, talk Hist. Soc. 5:30 PM
June 23 - Marion CT
June 24 - Waterbury CT, graves ceremony AM
June 24 - Waterbury, talk Mattatuck Mus. noon
June 25 - Southbury CT, walk AM
June 25 - Southbury, Rochambeau School ? AM
June 26 - Bedford NY
July: David Wagner's paintings of scenes along the W3R were on display (see Activities page / paintings):
Jul 15th in Davisville RI Officers Club
July: Lee Anderson did the second leg of his trek (see Activities page / walk):
July 15 - Kings Ferry NY
July 16 - Pompton NJ
July 17 - Morristown NJ
July 18 - end at Trenton NJ
Aug: Lee Anderson had to reschedule the third leg of his trek (see Activities page / walk) from Trenton NJ to Elkton MD, Instead, Ralph Nelson
Aug 7 spoke at Trevose PA
and Landsdowne PA
Aug 8 hiked and talked with Boy Scouts
at Newport DE.
Oct 9: allied forces under French Admiral d'Estang and U.S. Gen. Lincoln attack Savannah GA; fail to take it Oct 2&3 (Wilmington DE): re-enactors, concert, hike on the W3R, ice cream social, re-enactor Willis Phelps speaks on African- Americans in the American Revolution.
Oct 9&10: re-enactment (twice) of the French/U.S. attack on British-held Savannah GA See Our Georgia History
Oct 14-17: Lee Anderson's "Walking in the Footsteps of History": from Elkton MD to Annapolis MD to Williamsburg and Yorktown VA.
Oct 19: Yorktown Day (223rd anniv) See the Yorktown Victory Center
Nov 11: Providence RI; 8:30 AM ceremony honoring the Rev. War French Troops buried in the North Burial Ground (Branch Avenue & North Main Street - into the graveyard halfway and slightly to the right) conducted by le Regiment Bourbonnais (a recreation of one of Rochambeau's regiments).
Nov 20: Lebanon CT release and signing of W3R Tour Book and book on Hussars
Dec 5: At 11 AM the Massachusetts Society of the SAR ceremony at the monument for Campsite #54 in Dedham MA. Take I-95 to Exit 15 to Dedham MA. Town Hall is on Washington St. Go two blocks south and take Marsh St.(one way, west). Monument is at corner with Court St.

Events during the Revolution	225th Anniversary Events
1779 =================	2004 =================
	Mar: David Wagner's paintings of scenes along the W3R were on display (see Activities page / paintings): Mar 23rd in Scituate RI Hist.Soc. Mar 30th-Apr 4th in E.Greenwich RI Kentish Armory Apr 24th in Bristol RI Artillery Armory May 22nd in Bristol RI Audubon Society June 17-18 in Providence RI State Capitol Bldg May 8: Marker dedicatedin Kingston RI Free Library for Gen. Washington's overnight stay (Mar 5, 1781) as he went to visit Gen. Rochambeau in Newport May 13: Dr. Robert Selig, historical consultant for the W3R, spoke at a dinner in Philadelphia.
June 21: Spain declares war on England	June: Lee Anderson did the first leg of his trek (see Activities page / walk): June 17 - Newport RI, visit sites June 17 - Providence RI, talk state house PM June 18 - Coventry, talk N. Green's Home PM June 19 - Coventry RI / Plainfield CT June 20 - Lebanon CT, talk Hist. Soc. 5:30 PM June 21 - East Hartford CT June 22 - Wethersfield, talk Hist. Soc. 5:30 PM June 23 - Marion CT June 24 - Waterbury CT, graves ceremony AM June 24 - Waterbury, talk Mattatuck Mus. noon June 25 - Southbury CT, walk AM June 25 - Southbury, Rochambeau School ? AM June 26 - Bedford NY July: David Wagner's paintings of scenes along the W3R were on display (see Activities page / paintings): Jul 15th in Davisville RI Officers Club July: Lee Anderson did the second leg of his trek (see Activities page / walk): July 15 - Kings Ferry NY July 16 - Pompton NJ July 17 - Morristown NJ July 18 - end at Trenton NJ Aug: Lee Anderson had to reschedule the third leg of his trek (see Activities page / walk) from Trenton NJ to Elkton MD, Instead, Ralph Nelson Aug 7 spoke at Trevose PA and Landsdowne PA Aug 8 hiked and talked with Boy Scouts at Newport DE.
Oct 9: allied forces under French Admiral d'Estang and U.S. Gen. Lincoln attack Savannah GA; fail to take it	Oct 2&3 (Wilmington DE): re-enactors, concert, hike on the W3R, ice cream social, re-enactor Willis Phelps speaks on African- Americans in the American Revolution. Oct 9&10: re-enactment (twice) of the French/U.S. attack on British-held Savannah GA See Our Georgia History Oct 14-17: Lee Anderson's "Walking in the Footsteps of History": from Elkton MD to Annapolis MD to Williamsburg and Yorktown VA. Oct 19: Yorktown Day (223rd anniv) See the Yorktown Victory Center Nov 11: Providence RI; 8:30 AM ceremony honoring the Rev. War French Troops buried in the North Burial Ground (Branch Avenue & North Main Street - into the graveyard halfway and slightly to the right) conducted by le Regiment Bourbonnais (a recreation of one of Rochambeau's regiments). Nov 20: Lebanon CT release and signing of W3R Tour Book and book on Hussars Dec 5: At 11 AM the Massachusetts Society of the SAR ceremony at the monument for Campsite #54 in Dedham MA. Take I-95 to Exit 15 to Dedham MA. Town Hall is on Washington St. Go two blocks south and take Marsh St.(one way, west). Monument is at corner with Court St.

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Events during the Revolution

225th Anniversary Events

1780 ================= 2005 =================
Apr 22: Wilmington DE - Dedication of a sign (funded by SAR and DAR) describing the five-month stay of Lauzun's Legion in 1782-83.

July 10: Newport RI - Rochambeau arrives with 5,400 troops.
June 20-24: Delaware - Ralph Nelson taught a section on "France and the American Revolution" at the Delaware Heritage Commission's High School summer camp on Colonial History.
July 8-10: Newport RI held a re-enactment of the arrival of the French Expeditionary Force, with hundreds of re-enactors, a parade, and a tactical battle demonstration. The Rhode Island Society SAR and the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America, provided a pavillion of counsellors for the American Heritage merit badge. The France Society SAR was here for two days as part of a bus tour of W3R sites in CT and NY.
Aug 6&7: Sturbridge Village MA - "From Redcoats to Rebels", an encampment with drills and parades.
Nov 12: Lebanon CT - Lauzun's hussars set-up winter camp Oct 1 & 2: W3R Encampment on the Green in Lebanon CT; 400 re-enactors provided cavalry drills, cannon demonstrations, and a display featuring towns along the W3R. Installation of the first W3R interpretive sign in CT.
Oct 16: East Hartford CT -- Installation of second W3R interpretive sign in CT.

Events during the Revolution	225th Anniversary Events
1780 =================	2005 =================
	Apr 22: Wilmington DE - Dedication of a sign (funded by SAR and DAR) describing the five-month stay of Lauzun's Legion in 1782-83.
July 10: Newport RI - Rochambeau arrives with 5,400 troops.	June 20-24: Delaware - Ralph Nelson taught a section on "France and the American Revolution" at the Delaware Heritage Commission's High School summer camp on Colonial History. July 8-10: Newport RI held a re-enactment of the arrival of the French Expeditionary Force, with hundreds of re-enactors, a parade, and a tactical battle demonstration. The Rhode Island Society SAR and the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America, provided a pavillion of counsellors for the American Heritage merit badge. The France Society SAR was here for two days as part of a bus tour of W3R sites in CT and NY. Aug 6&7: Sturbridge Village MA - "From Redcoats to Rebels", an encampment with drills and parades.
Nov 12: Lebanon CT - Lauzun's hussars set-up winter camp	Oct 1 & 2: W3R Encampment on the Green in Lebanon CT; 400 re-enactors provided cavalry drills, cannon demonstrations, and a display featuring towns along the W3R. Installation of the first W3R interpretive sign in CT. Oct 16: East Hartford CT -- Installation of second W3R interpretive sign in CT.

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