[Donatien de ROCHAMBEAU (1755-1813) general].... - Lot 278 - Ader

[Donatien de ROCHAMBEAU (1755-1813) general]. 7 letters or pieces, 1803-1807; 9 pages mostly in-4, 2 addresses; 5 in English. Autograph reading notes of General de Rochambeau during his captivity are attached, in English (16 p. various formats): Pitt and Burke, The English Women, The English Farmer, Essay on the Art of War, etc. Viscount de Rochambeau's captivity in Jamaica and England. Beaten by the troops of Dessalines, Rochambeau left Santo Domingo on November 30, 1803, but his ship was intercepted by the British navy, which was making a blockade. Taken prisoner, he was first taken to Kingston (Jamaica), then sent to England, where he was placed in residence at Ashbourne (Derbyshire), before being held in Norman Cross Prison (Huntingdonshire). He was not released until 1811. Kingston 7 December 1803, p.s. by J.G. Savine, Kingston Prisoner of War Officer, certifying that General Rochambeau, a prisoner on parole, may travel on foot or on horseback within one mile of Kingston, and must not leave his quarters after 7 p.m.; with the names of his servants. Ashbourne February 20 and 25, 1804, 2 p.s. by John Pidcock, agent for prisoners of war at Ashbourne: he received from Generals Rochambeau, Pageot and Boyé, a letter to the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty protesting that their arms had been taken away from them; under a copy of an order to disarm the prisoners, Pidcock attests to being in possession of Rochambeau's arms. Woodhall Park July 25, 1807. William Dickinson, member of the House of Commons, regrets not having been present when Rochambeau and Boyé wanted to visit him. Norman Cross Prison, Huntingdonshire May 17, 1805, autogr. minute from General de Rochambeau to Lord Barham, First Lord of the Admiralty, requesting that he be sent back to France on his word, according to the Cape Town Convention passed in 1803 with Captain Loring. Paris 2 germinal XIII (23 March 1805), the anonymous author informed the Marshal that he had indeed transmitted the documents that the latter had given him, but the Emperor would only take a decision after hearing the general. - Long unsigned letter in English to the general on the theme of madness ...