Statue of the Comte de Rochambeau

Major General Comte Jean de Rochambeau is a bronze statue by Fernand Hamar which honors Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, a French nobleman and general who played a major role in helping the Thirteen Colonies win independence during the American Revolution.[3]

Major General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Artist	Fernand Hamar
Year	1902
Type	Bronze
Location	Lafayette Square (Washington, D.C.), Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Owner	National Park Service
Statue of the Comte de Rochambeau
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′56.44″N 77°2′15.83″W
Area	less than one acre
Part of	American Revolution Statuary
NRHP reference No.	78000256[1]
Added to NRHP	July 14, 1978[2]

It is located in Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.[4] President Theodore Roosevelt dedicated the statue on May 24, 1902.[5][6]

The inscription reads:

FONDU PARLE PAL D'OSNE 58 RUE VOLTAIRE

(Sculpture of Liberty, front near base:)
F. HAMAR
(Base, north face:)
We have been
contemporaries
and
fellow labourers
in the cause
of liberty
and we have lived
together
as brothers should do
in harmonious friendship
WASHINGTON TO ROCHAMBEAU
February 1, 1784
(Base, north face, bottom:)
BY THE CONGRESS
MAY XXIV MDCCCCII
(Base, front below sculpture of Rochambeau:)

ROCHAMBEAU

A copy of the statue exists in Paris at the Place Rochambeau.

As part of the American Revolution Statuary in Washington, D.C. the statue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.