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30-541: Also located on the park is Dey Mansion , a historical site famous for being George Washington 's headquarters twice during the American Revolutionary War . The mansion was constructed around 1770, and has been county owned since 1930. NJ Transit Bus Route 197 provides service to this park. 40°55′02″N 74°14′02″W  /  40.917358°N 74.233923°W  / 40.917358; -74.233923 This golf club or course-related article

60-548: A detachment of sailors and marines from the battleship Gaulois . Representatives of the Lafayette and Rochambeau families also attended. A Rochambeau fête was held simultaneously in Paris. In 1934, A. Kingsley Macomber donated a statue of General Rochambeau to Newport, Rhode Island . The sculpture is a replica of a statue in Paris. The French Navy gave his name to the ironclad frigate Rochambeau . USS  Rochambeau

90-408: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dey Mansion The Dey Mansion (pronounced dye ), located in modern-day Wayne , Passaic County , New Jersey , United States , and originally known as Bloomsburg Manor , played an integral role in the American Revolutionary War . Built by Col. Theunis Dey in the 1770s, it served as Washington's Headquarters on several occasions. Today,

120-450: Is currently open year-round, with guided public tours Wednesday through Sunday. Events and lectures are also scheduled throughout the year and publicized on Facebook. For more information and schedule of tours and events, please visit Dey Mansion on The County of Passaic website or Facebook page. Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1 July 1725 – 10 May 1807)

150-480: Is of Georgian style architecture with English and Dutch influences, and was built on a 600-acre lot in Preakness Valley, now Wayne, New Jersey. The mansion was built facing the south in order receive sunlight. Each floor of the two story mansion features a long and wide center hall with multiple rooms on each side and an attic that spans the entire length of the mansion. The original kitchen was separate from

180-666: The First French Empire . His son Donatien was also a French general. President Theodore Roosevelt unveiled a statue of Rochambeau by Ferdinand Hamar as a gift from France to the United States on 24 May 1902, standing in Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. The ceremony was made the occasion of a great demonstration of friendship between the two nations. France was represented by ambassador Jules Cambon , Admiral Fournier, General Henri Brugère, and

210-598: The Seven Years' War and was promoted to brigadier general of infantry. In 1758, he fought in Germany, notably in the Battle of Krefeld and the Battle of Clostercamp , receiving several wounds at Clostercamp. In 1780, Rochambeau was appointed commander of land forces as part of the project code-named Expédition Particulière . He was given the rank of lieutenant general in command of 7,000 French troops and sent to join

240-704: The Siege of Yorktown and the Battle of the Chesapeake . On 22 September, they combined with the Marquis de Lafayette 's troops and forced Lord Cornwallis to surrender on 19 October. The Congress of the Confederation presented Rochambeau with two cannons taken from the British in recognition of his service. He returned them to Vendôme, and they were requisitioned in 1792. Upon his return to France, Rochambeau

270-608: The British had sent "fifty sails of transport" from New York for Rhode Island. Hamilton quickly drafted a letter and sent it to Lafayette in Connecticut and when Washington returned, Hamilton wrote another letter to Rochambeau with a warning. This intelligence information and quick response saved the French fleet and Continental soldiers. Hamilton would also write many letters to his fiancé, Elizabeth Schuyler. The two had met that spring and were engaged to be married, but war delayed

300-877: The British in Narragansett Bay . The college in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (now Brown University ) served as an encampment site for some of Rochambeau's troops. The college edifice was converted into a military hospital, now known as University Hall . In July 1781, the force left Rhode Island and marched across Connecticut to join Washington on the Hudson River in Mount Kisco, New York . The Odell farm served as Rochambeau's headquarters from 6 July to 18 August 1781. Washington and Rochambeau then marched their combined forces to

330-533: The Continental Army under George Washington during the American Revolutionary War . Axel von Fersen the Younger served as his aide-de-camp and interpreter. The small size of the force at his disposal made him initially reluctant to lead the expedition. He landed at Newport, Rhode Island on 10 July but was held there inactive for a year due to his reluctance to abandon the French fleet blockaded by

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360-694: The Dey Mansion has been open to the public as a museum, and it is owned and operated by the County of Passaic Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs. It serves as a meeting place and reenactment center for many historic groups such as the Hester Schuyler-Colfax Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution . On February 22, 2016, the newly restored Dey Mansion was rededicated by Passaic County . The Dey Mansion

390-476: The Dey Mansion is currently open year-round with guided public tours Wednesday through Sunday. In 1641 Dirck Janszen Siecken Dey, a soldier for the Dutch West India Company , of Denmark was the first of his family to settle in the colonies. His grandson Dirck Dey, a Denmark Dutch born planter, purchased 600 acres of land in Preakness Valley, now Wayne Township. By 1764 Dirck of Denmark passed

420-474: The Dey Mansion served as Headquarters for Washington, once from July 1 through July 28, 1780 and again from October 8 through November 27, 1780. During his stay Washington and his advisers which included Alexander Hamilton , Robert H. Harrison , Tench Tilghman , David Humphreys and James McHenry used the four rooms on the south-eastern side of the mansion for their bedrooms as well as their military war rooms. Washington also had numerous visitors while at

450-485: The Dey Mansion, those of which include the Marquis de Lafayette , General Anthony Wayne , Major General Lord Stirling , Benedict Arnold , General William Howe and the Marquis de Chastellux . Washington's letters and correspondences during his time at the Dey Mansion totaled 964, for over 1800 written pages. One of which informed him on July 14, 1780, that the French allied support had landed at Newport , Rhode Island . Washington left on July 28 to join them. While at

480-580: The campus of Brown University is named Rochambeau House and houses the French Department. Rochambeau's Mémoires militaires, historiques et politiques, de Rochambeau was published by Jean-Charles-Julien Luce de Lancival in 1809. Part of the first volume was translated into English and published in 1838 under the title Memoirs of the Marshal Count de R. relative to the War of Independence in

510-474: The ceremony. Hamilton was denied time off for a spring wedding, due to the campaigns and was forced to wait until December to be married. While waiting for the wedding, Hamilton wrote many romantic letters to Elizabeth, hoping she still desired to marry him. During Washington's time away from the Dey Mansion Major, General Benedict Arnold's treason became evident and his accomplice Major John Andre

540-515: The house and burned down sometime in the 19th century. A new kitchen was built next to the house as a WPA project in the 1930s, which accurately represents a colonial summer kitchen for a wealthy family. In the home today, a full restoration of the mansion was completed in 2016 however, most of the original wood frames and floors still exist. The mansion sits on the 377-acre property of the Preakness Valley Park, with features built onto

570-589: The land, and on October 8, 1934, it was opened for visitors. Among the guests invited to its opening was President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and although he was unable to attend he wrote a letter in which he said, "You have made a real contribution to the history of the nation"(See picture of letter). In 1970 the Dey Mansion was entered into the New Jersey Register of Historic Places as well as the National Register of Historic Places . As of 1987

600-480: The mansion onto his niece Denise. along with his wife, Hester Schuyler, raised ten children in the mansion. Theunis was a political figure who served on the state council by representing Bergen County and was a member of the charter trustee at Queens college, now Rutgers University . He also served as a colonel in the Bergen County Militia during the American Revolution. It was during his service in

630-436: The mansion, Washington also issued the commission to West Point to Benedict Arnold, a respected soldier at the time. As one of the five aides de camp at the Dey Mansion, Alexander Hamilton would write many letters, both for Washington and for personal reasons. While Washington was out of the mansion for the afternoon of July 21, Hamilton received an urgent letter from Elias Dayton regarding intelligence. This letter warned that

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660-422: The militia that he came into contact with George Washington . This led to Theunis to offer his mansion to serve as Washington's headquarters in 1780. George Washington stayed at the Dey Mansion during the American Revolution as one of his Headquarters. This area of the Preakness Valley was chosen because its location, as well as its abundance of food and forage in the surrounding area. On two separate occasions

690-456: The property, including a forge, plantation house, spring house, and a courtyard in the middle of the three buildings. Colonel Theunis Dey's grandson, General Richard Dey, sold the mansion and remaining 335 acres land in 1801. Since then sixteen different families have owned the mansion and land until the County of Passaic purchased it. Besides the Dey family, another family of notoriety to live here

720-673: Was a French Royal Army officer and nobleman who played a critical role in the Franco-American victory at siege of Yorktown in 1781 during the American Revolutionary War . He was commander-in-chief of the Expédition Particulière , the French expeditionary force sent to help the Americans fight against British forces. Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur was born in Vendôme , in the province of Orléanais , and he

750-697: Was a transport ship that saw service in the United States Navy during World War II. President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act on 30 March 2009 with a provision to designate the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route as a National Historic Trail. A bridge was named for Rochambeau in the complex of bridges known as the 14th Street Bridge (Potomac River) connecting Washington, D.C., with Virginia. A mansion on

780-738: Was arrested during the Reign of Terror in 1793–1794 and imprisoned in the Conciergerie . He narrowly avoided the guillotine, with his execution being scheduled mere days away when the Thermidorian Reaction occurred, ending the Reign of Terror . After his imprisonment and subsequent release, Rochambeau was pensioned after meeting Napoleon in 1801 and later received the Légion d'honneur in 1804 after Napoleon's ascension to emperor. Rochambeau died in 1807 at Thoré-la-Rochette during

810-737: Was educated at the Jesuit college in Blois . After the death of his elder brother, he entered a cavalry regiment and served in Bohemia, Bavaria, and on the Rhine during the War of the Austrian Succession . By 1747, he had attained the rank of colonel. He took part in the Siege of Maastricht and became governor of Vendôme in 1749. He distinguished himself in the Battle of Minorca on the outbreak of

840-580: Was hanged in Tappan, New York on October 2. Fearing that the British commander Sir Henry Clinton would seek revenge, Washington moved his army once again to the Preakness Valley's Dey Mansion, and arrived on October 8, 1780. He stayed there until November 27, 1780, when he moved his headquarters and a portion of his army to Morristown, New Jersey . Alexander Hamilton would leave the Dey Mansion with Washington, but would travel to Albany, where he would wed Elizabeth Schuyler on December 14, 1780. The Dey Mansion

870-667: Was honored by King Louis XVI and was made governor of the province of Picardy . He supported the French Revolution of 1789, and on 28 December 1791, he and Nicolas Luckner became the last two generals created Marshal of France by Louis XVI. When the French Revolutionary Wars broke out, he commanded the Armée du Nord for a time in 1792 but resigned after several reversals to the Austrians. He

900-569: Was the Hogencamp, who was the first mayor of Wayne Township. The family lived in the house for almost fifty years and is buried in the family cemetery on the property. Theunis Dey's daughter, Ann, is also buried in the family cemetery, but it's unknown if any other family members are buried here. List of Family Owners from its Construction to Present On January 10, 1930, the Passaic County Parks Commission acquired

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