The American Revolution marked the beginning of an age of democratic revolutions that swept over France and challenged the old order throughout the Atlantic world. French officers who served in the American War of Independence, whether as idealistic volunteers or resolute soldiers of their king, were caught up in the turmoil of their generation. Their journals, memoirs and portraits, brought together in an exhibition drawn largely from the collections of the Institute, reflect their impressions of Revolutionary America and their memories of service to king and country and to the cause of American independence.
Tue - Sat 10am - 4pm
Sun 12pm - 4pm
The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati
Anderson House
2118 Massachusetts Avenue NW (between 21st & 22nd streets)
Washington, DC
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Revolutionary Reflections: French Memories of the War for America
