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Ned Lamont: “That's where George Washington got together with Rochambeau…”

Featuring: Ned Lamont, Democratic | Governor of Connecticut

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Published | Video Starts at 26:55

You don't want to miss that one. Ronan mentioned, you know, the role that we played towards the end of the Revolutionary War. We're right over there in Wethersfield, Connecticut. That's where George Washington got together with Rochambeau, you know, Rochambeau. You didn't see Hamilton? Go, baby, go. Rochambeau. Come on. So Lafayette, you know, saw his statue right up there across from the Capitol, you know, helped bring this together. (26:55–27:01)

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Asserts that George Washington and Rochambeau met in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

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