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SUMMARY:Lecture - French Marquis\, Yorktown Victor\, Spanish Grandee: Claude-Anne de Rouvroy\, marquis de Saint-Simon
DESCRIPTION:Historian Robert Selig explores the dramatic life of Claude-Anne de Rouvroy\, marquis de Saint-Simon-Montbléru\, and his role in the Siege of Yorktown\, which occurred 238 years ago this month. Though almost entirely forgotten in the United States\, Saint-Simon commanded more than three thousand French troops at Yorktown and was the highest ranking officer wounded during the siege. Based on recently discovered primary sources—including the journal of Jean-Baptiste Gérard Dupleix de Cadignan\, lieutenant colonel in the Agenois Regiment under Saint-Simon’s command\, in the Institute’s collections—the talk will focus on the crucial role Saint-Simon’s forces played during the weeks prior to the arrival of the combined American-French army commanded by Generals Washington and Rochambeau on September 26\, 1781\, and the beginning of the siege of Yorktown two days later. This lecture coincides with the exhibition Revolutionary Reflections: French Memories of the War for America\, which features a portrait of Saint-Simon by Vicente López y Portaña from the Institute’s collections and the general’s manuscript journal of his service in America generously lent by Comte Patrick de Rouvroy de Saint Simon. \n  \nThe lecture will be approximately one hour. \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nRobert Selig is a historical consultant who currently serves as project historian to the National Park Service for the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Project. He is a specialist on the role of the French forces under the comte de Rochambeau during the American Revolution and has written numerous articles and other publications on those subjects. He received a Ph.D. in history from the Universität Würzburg in Germany. \n
URL:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/event/lecture-marquis-de-saint-simon/
LOCATION:Anderson House\, 2118 Massachusetts Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States
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