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Fifth Camp of Rochambeau's Infantry

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Fifth Camp of Rochambeau's Infantry
The Fifth Camp of Rochambeau's Infantry, also known as Site 12-25, is a historic site and an archeological site in Bolton, Connecticut, on the march route of Rochambeau's army on its way to the Hudson River and ultimately to Yorktown, Virginia. It was used on four successive nights, the 22nd through the 25th of June, 1781, by the four divisions of Rochambeau's army (the Bourbonnais, the Royal Deux-Ponts, the Soissonnais, and the Saintonge).[3]:E3 In the evenings, the French entertained locals by playing music and dancing with local women, on Bolton Green.[3]:E5

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