Major General Comte Jean de Rochambeau statue (Washington, D.C.)

 monument, American Revolutionary War 1775-1783, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places

Comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807) commanded the 5,500-man Royal French Expeditionary Force sent to help the American revolutionary forces from 1780 to 1782. His skillful leadership and professional wisdom were vital to the American victory at Yorktown in 1781.
The statue, which was cast from bronze from a sculpture by Fernand Hamar in 1901, depicts Rochambeau directing his troops. He is wearing the uniform of France. He was the "official" representative of the King of France.
A female figure, Liberty, raises two flags in her left hand, symbolizing the unity of France and America. She grasps a sword in her right hand as she prepares to defend an embattled eagle symbolizing America. The eagle, with its right talon, grasps a shield with thirteen stars symbolizing the thirteen colonies, while it fends off aggressors with its left talon.
This sculptural group on the southwest corner of Lafayette Park was dedicated in 1902 by President Theodore Roosevelt. The statue of Rochambeau is part of the American Revolution Statuary collection that is collectively listed on the National Register of Historic Places.