Onย July 11, 1780 approximately 5,000 โย 6,000 French soldiers commanded by Rochambeau arrived at King Park inย Newport, Rhode Island. The code name given by the French government for the plan was โExpรฉdition Particuliรจreโ and its mission was to support the American rebel forces against Britain in the American Revolutionary War. In English it was known as [โฆ]