. "The expedition, 5,000 strong, arrived in America in July 1781. A second wave of 2,500 was intended to join them but was unable to escape the British blockade of Brest. After remaining inactive for almost a year, Rochambeau marched his troops south to rendezvous with George Washington's Continental Army for a planned attack on New York City. At Rochambeau's urging, Washington abandoned the planned attack and instead they moved into Virginia to join with the French fleet of Admiral Fran\u00E7ois de Grasse to trap Lord Cornwallis's British army at Yorktown, forcing its surrender in October 1781."@en . . "Exp\u00E9dition Particuli\u00E8re"@en . "The expedition, 5,000 strong, arrived in America in July 1781. A second wave of 2,500 was intended to join them but was unable to escape the British blockade of Brest. After remaining inactive for almost a year, Rochambeau marched his troops south to rendezvous with George Washington's Continental Army for a planned attack on New York City. At Rochambeau's urging, Washington abandoned the planned attack and instead they moved into Virginia to join with the French fleet of Admiral Fran\u00E7ois de Grasse to trap Lord Cornwallis's British army at Yorktown, forcing its surrender in October 1781. After wintering in Virginia, the army returned northwards the following year. Rochembeau rejected several proposals for moves against other British positions and in late 1782, the army sailed for the West Indies."@en . . . . . . . . .