The Trent House Association will hold a garden party on Sunday, June 29, 2025, from 4 to 6 pm in honor of the 300th birthday of General Rochambeau who led the French army in aid of the American Revolution. The party will be held rain or shine at the William Trent House Museum, 15 Market Street, Trenton, New Jersey and feature French wine, pastries, and savory hors d’oveours. French songs of Rochambeau’s era will be performed by Mostly Motets in the historic house. Registration is required at https://tinyurl.com/Rochambeau300. Free parking is available behind the property off William Trent Place.
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (July 1, 1725 – May 10, 1807) was was commander-in-chief of the Expédition Particulière, the French force sent in 1780 to aid the Americans in their fight for independence from the British. In the summer of 1781 Rochambeau’s army joined the Continental forces under General Washington in an almost 700-mile march from Rhode Island to Virginia. In late August/early September of that year, the combined French and American troops camped in Trenton, preparing to cross the Delaware River before continuing to Yorktown, where they defeated the British. This victory marked the virtual end of the War, securing American independence.
The William Trent House Museum is a National Historic Landmark in the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area and on the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail and on the New Jersey Black Heritage Trail. The Museum is dedicated to sharing the authentic history of the house, property, and people with our communities, connecting the past with today and tomorrow. Owned by the City of Trenton, it is operated by the Trent House Association, which is supported by the generosity of its donors; by grants from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, the New Jersey Cultural Trust, the New Jersey Historical Commission, the New Jersey Historic Trust, the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission with funding from the New Jersey Historical Commission, and the Bunbury Fund and the New Jersey Arts & Culture Renewal Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation; and by contributions from NJM Insurance Group and Orion General Contractors. For more information, visit www.williamtrenthouse.org.