Washington – Rochambeau Route
Generals Washington and Rochambeau and their staffs arrived in Williamsburg on September 14, 1781. Here they gathered their troops and supplies prior to laying siege to Cornwallis at Yorktown 12 miles away on September 28, 1781.
The marking of this route is a gift from the French government.
Committee of the Bicentennial 1776-1976.
(Original sign destroyed in 2000, replaced by
Department of Historic Resources, 2004)
Marker is on Richmond Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
