Library: Bibliography, Links to Web Articles 

Research Reports on the WRRR 

Area	Report Name and Description
NPS Docs Full-Route	The NPS Park Planning Site has PDF files of the main study documents prior to 2003: Public Response Document and cover letter WRRR Study and Environmental Assessment, appendices, errata Historic Route Map Detailed Map of Potential National Historic Trail Statement of Historical Significance of the WRRR (2003) [PDF] WRRR Resource Study and Environmental Assessment (October 2006) [PDF] Concise draft statements of the Mission, Vision, Themes, and Objectives of the ®-NHT [PDF] developed from four NPS / WRRR-US Strategic Planning Meetings held in 2010. (published in 2011 Jan)
MA	Research project started November 2012.
RI	The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in the State of Rhode Island, 1780-1783 -- An Historical And Architectural Survey, by Dr. Robert A. Selig (funded by the State of Rhode Island, 2006, updated 2015) Part 1 [1 MB PDF] Table of Contents, Introduction, Historical Overview Part 2a [55 MB PDF] The Expedition Particuliere on the Way to Rhode Island Part 2b [38 MB PDF] Feeding Mars Part 3a [64 MB PDF] The March South to Yorktown (Part 1) Part 3b [35 MB PDF] The March South to Yorktown (Part 2) Part 3c [35 MB PDF] The March North from Yorktown Part 4 [<1 MB PDF] Select Bibliography Append 1 [2 MB PDF] List of Resources Append 2a [20 MB PDF] Resources 01 through 17 Append 2b [17 MB PDF] Resources 18 through 36 Append 2c [29 MB PDF] Resources 37 through 65 Append 3 [24 MB PDF] Roadmaps and Campsite Maps Append 4 [<1 MB PDF] A Note on Making Peace on the Global Scale Append 5 [<1 MB PDF] Global Implications of the Peace of Paris Append 6 [5 MB PDF] Eighteenth-Century Currencies
CT	All the following are by Dr. Robert A. Selig.  Vol 1: Rochambeau in Connecticut: Tracing His Journey (1999) Vol 2: Rochambeau's Cavalry: Lauzun's Legion (1999) Vol. 3. The Archaeological report of the road followed and the encampments used throughout Connecticut by the Rochambeau French Army in 1781-1782      The first two may be purchased from the CT Historical Commission, 59 South Prospect Street, Hartford, CT 06106. The third -- which includes maps and photographs of the historic sites and buildings along the route -- is not or sale, but is available in some Connecticut libraries.
NY	The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in the State of New York, 1781-1782 -- An Historical And Architectural Survey, by Dr. Robert A. Selig (2001) The print version has been converted to an almost-identical WRRR in NY Report:
NJ	The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route  in the State of New Jersey, 1781-1783: An Historical and Architectural Survey, by Dr. Robert A. Selig (New Jersey Historic Trust, 2006). See the descriptions and links to the three volumes.
PA	The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route  in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1781-1783: An Historical and Architectural Survey, by Dr. Robert A. Selig (WRRR in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Inc., 2007). WRRR in PA Report:
DE	The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route  in the State of Delaware, 1781-1783 -- An Historical And Architectural Survey, by Dr. Robert A. Selig (State of Delaware, Dover, Delaware, 2003) pages 1-24 [3 Mb PDF] Table of Contents on page 3 pages 25-68 [7 Mb PDF] pages 69-93 [4 Mb PDF] pages 94-139 [7 Mb PDF] pages 140-168 [3 Mb PDF] pages 169-171 Converting 18th-century Currencies pages 172-200 [3 Mb PDF] pages 201-300 [13 Mb PDF] pages 301-401 [12 Mb PDF] The report includes a list of "deactivated" legionnaires -- those members of Lauzun's Legion who remained in the United States due to death, desertion, or discharge (completion of enlistment).
MD / DC	Marching to Victory - a Guide to the Yorktown Campaign through Maryland and the District of Columbia, by Robert Reyes and Nicholas Fry, 56 pages, (Maryland and District of Columbia Societies, Sons of the American Revolution, 2007). report as updated in 2007 Nov (a 2 M PDF file) [WRRR-US site] To order a printed copy visit www.typestylesdp.com and use the Contact Us link to send an e-mail request for purchase. The 2013 price is $37.80, including shipping and Maryland sales ta.
VA	A series of county studies was initiated  by the State of Virginia. In 2007 an initial summary of the project was published by Dr. Robert A. Selig in Notes on Virginia No. 51, pp 44-55 [PDF] The full issue is available at www.dhr.virginia.gov/pdf_files/NOTES2007FINALPDF2.pdf Funding was suspended in 2011 due to state budgetary restrictions The reports for completed counties are available only at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

Web articles on the France and the American Revolution 

A basic resource on France and the American Revolution is the book by by Jonathan R. Dull. A large number of well-written webpages created by the Expèdition Particuliére Commemorative Cantonment Society have been preserved in the Library of Congress' archive website. These cover such topics as French military efforts outside of the U.S. during 1778-1783 French naval actions worldwide French regiments worldwide "Lafayette, Franklin, and the Coming of Rochambeau's Army", by Jonathan R. Dull (1980) To access those pages, see Durf McJoynt -- a WRRR resource For the WRRR through New Jersey see the book by Carol Greene A strategic overview of the Yorktown campaign, by Ray Maxson [North Carolina Society SAR] NPS = National Park Service  has a special project area for the WRRR at www.nps.gov/boso/w-r/, including Developing the WRRR as a National Historic Trail (2001, PDF slides) Statement of Historical Significance of the WRRR (2003) WRRR Study and Environmental Assessment (October 2006) several newsletters tracing the study's progress The Redwood Library (Newport RI) has posted a helpful bibliography for Ternay and Rochanbeau in RI Walk Where They Fought: Path to Victory!, by Barnet Schecter and Robert A. Selig, is an article in The Armchair General. The first section is a concise and well-illustrated discussion of the strategic issues with which the generals and admirals wrestled during the spring and summer of 1781. The second section is a list of the historic sites and interpretive markers related to the WRRR in each of the nine states along the route. See several other books by Robert A. Selig: Hussars in Lebanon, March to Victory, En Avant with Our French Allies and see his work in the Research Report area The 2004 Yorktown Day speech by Jacques de Trentinian described the global importance of Yorktown. [France Society SAR]