The French engineer who became Commandant of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
The French engineer who became Commandant of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
The French engineer who became Commandant of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
SUMMARY
On its "French American History in New York" [Mapstr map], the Consulate General of France in New York shows more than 177 places, monuments, buildings and works of art related to French American history in our constituency.
One of them is Saint-Paul Chapel’s Cemetery, where stands the tombstone of Etienne Béchet de Rochefontaine, the French engineer who became commandant of the military academy at West Point, New York.