1781 Wethersfield Conference between George Washington and Rochambeau

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The 1781 Wethersfield Conference between George Washington and Rochambeau was a pivotal Revolutionary War strategy meeting that helped set the course for the Yorktown campaign and the eventual American victory over Britain.

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instanceOf Revolutionary War event ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
military conference ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Wethersfield Conference ⓘ
Wethersfield strategy conference of 1781 ⓘ
category 18th-century diplomatic conferences ⓘ
Military history of Connecticut ⓘ
chairperson George Washington ⓘ
chronology occurred after the arrival of French forces at Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ
preceded the southward march of Franco-American forces toward Virginia ⓘ
coChairperson Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1781-05-21 ⓘ
endDate 1781-05-22 ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Yorktown ⓘ
Yorktown campaign ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Yorktown
hasContext British occupation of New York City ⓘ
search for decisive engagement against British forces in North America ⓘ
hasParticipant American officers ⓘ
French officers ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
Henry Knox ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau ⓘ
Louis-Alexandre Berthier ⓘ
hostedBy American Continental Army leadership ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
locatedIn Connecticut Colony ⓘ
location Wethersfield, Connecticut ⓘ
partOf Franco-American alliance in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
purpose coordination of Franco-American forces ⓘ
strategic planning ⓘ
relatedTo Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route ⓘ
result agreement to concentrate forces against the British army under Charles Cornwallis ⓘ
decision to conduct a joint campaign against British forces ⓘ
planning of the Yorktown campaign ⓘ
significance contributed to eventual American victory over Britain ⓘ
helped set the course for the Yorktown campaign ⓘ
pivotal strategy meeting in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
startDate 1781-05-21 ⓘ
topic coordination with French naval forces ⓘ
joint operations of Continental Army and French expeditionary force ⓘ
possible attack on New York City ⓘ

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