[Donatien de ROCHAMBEAU (1755-1813) general]. 7 letters or pieces, 1803-1807; 9 pages mostly in-4, 2 addresses; 5 in English. Viscount de Rochambeau's captivity in Jamaica and England. Beaten by Dessalines' troops, Rochambeau left Saint-Domingue on November 30, 1803, but his ship was intercepted by the blockading British navy. Taken prisoner, he was first taken to Kingston (Jamaica), then sent to England, where he was placed under house arrest in Ashbourne (Derbyshire), before being detained in Norman Cross prison (Huntingdonshire). His release did not take place until 1811. Kingston December 7, 1803, p.s. by J.G. Savine, prisoner of war agent at Kingston, certifying that General Rochambeau, a parolee, may travel on foot or horseback within one mile of Kingston, and shall not leave his lodgings after 7 o'clock in the evening; with the names of his servants Ashbourne 20 and 25 February 1804, 2 p.s. by John Pidcock, prisoner of war agent at Ashbourne: he has received from Generals Rochambeau, Pageot and Boyé, a letter to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty protesting the fact that their arms have been taken away from them; under a copy of an order to disarm the prisoners, Pidcock attests that he is in possession of Rochambeau's arms. Woodhall Park July 25, 1807. William Dickinson, Member of Parliament, regrets that he was not present when Rochambeau and Boyé wanted to visit him. Norman Cross Prison, Huntingdonshire17 May 1805, autogr. minute from General de Rochambeau to Lord Barham, First Lord of the Admiralty, asking to send him back to France on parole, according to the Cape Town agreement made in 1803 with Captain Loring. Paris 2 germinal XIII (March 23, 1805), the anonymous author informs the marshal that he has indeed transmitted the documents that the latter had communicated to him, but the Emperor will take a decision only after having heard the general. - Long unsigned letter in English to the general on the subject of madness... Attached are some autograph reading notes of General de Rochambeau during his captivity, in English (16 p. various sizes): Pitt and Burke, The English Women, The English Farmer, Essay on the Art of War, etc.