Monument to Marshal de Rochambeau in Paris

Monument to Marshal de Rochambeau in the 16th arrondissement in Paris (France).

Sculptor: HAMAR
Architect: GRENOUILLOT
Material: Bronze
Morphology: statue
Year: 1933

Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, Count of Rochambeau, born July 1, 1725 in Vendôme and died May 10, 1807 in Thoré-la-Rochette (Loir-et-Cher), is a French general.

He distinguished himself at the head of the French expeditionary force during the American War of Independence (1775-1783). He ended his military career with the dignity of Marshal of France.

The monument is located in front of the Palais Galliera.

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