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Frigate L'Hermione
Ship model courtesy of the Association Hermione-Lafayette, Rochefort, France, 2015
Launched in 1779, the ship departed Rochefort on March 20, 1780, with Lafayette aboard, and arrived at Boston on April 27. Lafayette reported to General Rochambeau at Newport, RI, in July. He eventually continued south to command troops in Maryland and Virginia, concluding in the campaign against Yorktown in October 1781. |