Newport

Journal de la Campagne en Amérique (Rochambeau's Campaign Journal) — Bibliothèque nationale de France / Library of Congress

Rochambeau's own campaign journal documenting the French Army's arrival at Newport in July 1780 and the subsequent march south to Yorktown. The foundational primary source for French operations in Rhode Island.

Memoirs of His Own Time (Mathieu Dumas) — Lea & Blanchard (Philadelphia ed.)

Memoirs of a French staff officer who served under Rochambeau at Newport. Provides detailed firsthand description of the French occupation, relations with Newport civilians, and winter quarters 1780-1781.

My Campaigns in America (Guillaume de Deux-Ponts) — J.K. Wiggin and W.P. Lunt (Boston)

Journal of a French regimental officer stationed at Newport, translated into English. Rich in detail about daily life, the town's social scene, and the French Army's relationship with the local population.

Rochambeau National Historic Trail: Newport Segment — National Park Service

NPS documentation for the Rochambeau National Historic Trail tracing the French Army's march from Newport to Yorktown. Newport segment covers encampment sites, Hunter House, and Vernon House headquarters.

The Revolutionary Journal of Baron Ludwig von Closen, 1780-1783 — University of North Carolina Press (ed. Evelyn Acomb)

Translated journal of a German-born aide-de-camp to Rochambeau stationed at Newport. Unusually detailed observations on American-French relations, Newport society, and military operations.

Democracy in Decline: Rhode Island's Constitutional Development, 1776-1841 — Rhode Island Publications Society (Patrick Conley)

Scholarly study of Rhode Island's political development covering the British occupation of Newport (1776-1779) and French arrival (1780) as transformative events in the state's constitutional history.

Rhode Island Historical Society: Newport Revolutionary War Collections — Rhode Island Historical Society

Archival holdings including letters, diaries, maps, and broadsides related to Newport's experience during both British occupation and French encampment. Significant manuscript sources.

The British Occupation of Newport, 1776-1779 — Rhode Island Historical Society Quarterly

Scholarly article documenting the three-year British occupation that preceded the French arrival, examining how it shaped Newport's reception of Rochambeau's forces in 1780.

The French Forces in America, 1780-1783 — Greenwood Press (Lee Kennett)

Scholarly examination of the French expeditionary force, with strong coverage of the Newport encampment, its organization, and its impact on the local population and the broader war effort.

The Preservation Society of Newport County: Revolutionary War Properties — Preservation Society of Newport County

Documentation of Newport's preserved eighteenth-century architecture, including Hunter House and Vernon House (Rochambeau's headquarters), with historical interpretation of their Revolutionary War roles.

Discover Newport: Revolutionary War Heritage Trail — Discover Newport (tourism bureau)

Tourism bureau guide to Newport's Revolutionary War sites, including the French and Indian War fortifications, the Redwood Library (used as a British headquarters), and the French encampment at Hunter House.

Rochambeau -- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation

General biographical overview of Rochambeau with summary treatment of the Newport encampment. Accurate in outline; military detail should be verified against Kennett and primary journals.