It was a long march that led to victory. “It became inevitable that the Americans were going to have their Independence,” ...

Join “Gen. George Washington” and his French ally the “Comte de Rochambeau” for free family-friendly event at an encampment on the Courthouse Green between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 30.

Washington’s third movement into Westchester County (July, 1780) had a curious connection with Arnold’s treachery. Very few people in America knew that a French army was about to appear at Newport.

After upping French military assistance, Rochambeau and his troops arrived in Newport, R.I. in 1780. Thanks to Benedict Arnold, the British were already aware. Washington’s third movement into ...