Talk:Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
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I removed the data (again) about Rochambeau's son. He has his own article at Vicomte de Rochambeau where info about his part in the Haitian Revolution is found. - Tallasse 01:12, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
I changed the number of troops under Rochambeau's command back to 6,000. It was changed to 7,000 by 66.73.5.118 without reason or reference. University of Michigan says 6000, as well as PBS Not very authoritative, but it's what I found in a quick Google search. - Tallasse 15:33, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
The "reference" section on Rochambeau's son needs to be split into a separate article. The younger Rochambeau was an ipmortant -- many would say, notorious - figure in his own right because of his actions in the Haitian Reovlution. But he is not well known in the USA.
- Moved the info on the son to Vicomte de Rochambeau. Will add a link on this article. - Tallasse 04:09, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Requested move
Comte de Rochambeau → Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau : Specifies which Comte de Rochambeau is the subject of the article; follows pattern of other articles on French nobility. David Kernow 03:37, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
- Support as proposer. David Kernow 03:37, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
- Done. —Nightstallion (?) Seen this already? 09:45, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] WP:MILHIST Assessment
Overall, a very nice start, but I think the introductory sentence should be more explicit as to his significance. This might be my own ethnocentrism coming through, but I feel like it would represent him appropriately to write "... Rochambeau was a French aristocrat, soldier, and Marshal of France. He was one of the most famous French generals to fight in the American Revolution." or something to that effect. Otherwise, you wouldn't even know he was involved in the Revolution at all without looking down three or four paragraphs. LordAmeth 19:19, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
