Celebrate a ‘French Founding Father’ on his July 1 birthday
July 1 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
$15 – $20
Historian and author Keith Marshall Jones III will discuss French Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau’s visit to Ridgefield on July 1, 1791, on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Rochambeau’s birth. Mr. Jones will explore the story of Rochambeau’s army’s two-day stay in Ridgefield and explain why French money, arms, and manpower paved the way for American independence.
