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LEFT ROCHAMBEAU 77 ROCHEFORT Greece. Sometimes the two are consid- ered to be identical. ROCHAMBEATT (ro-shanp-bo) JEAN BAPTISTE DONATIEN DE VIMETJR, COUNT DE, a Marshal of France; born in Vendome, France, July 1, 1725, en- tered the French army in 1742, distin- guished himself in the Seven Years' War, COUNT DE ROCHAMBEAU and became Marshal in 1791. In 1780- 1782 he commanded the French forces sent to aid the revolted British colonists in America. He became governor of Artois and Picardy, and subsequently of Alsace, and commanded the Army of the North in 1792. During the Reign of Terror he narrowly escaped the guillo- tine. He died in Thore, May 10, 1807. ROCHDALE, a borough of England; in Lancashire, 10 miles N. N. E. of Man- chester. It is a place of considerable antiquity, and was early noted for its woolen manufactures, which have re- mained a chief staple till the present day. Cotton is extensively manufac- tured, and there are also foundries, machine shops, etc.; while in the neigh- borhood are quarries of freestone and extensive collieries. The parish church (St. Chad), of the 12th century, situated on an eminence, is approached from the lower part of the town by a flight of 122 steps. The town hall is a fine mod- ern building, and there is a handsome F— i free library. Rochdale is the center of the co-operative movement, which origi- nated there in 1844. By means of canals it has a water communication with all the industrial centers of the N. of Eng- land. Pop. (1919) 93.806. ROCHE, ARTHUR SOMERS, an American author, born in Somerville, Mass., in 1883. He was educated at Holy Cross College and at Boston Uni- versity. After practicing law he entered newspaper work in 1906. Beginning with 1910, he contributed short stories to many of the leading magazines. He also wrote "Loot" (1916) ; "Plunder*' (1917); "The Sport of Kings" (1917). ROCHE, JAMES JEFFREY, an Amer- ican author; born in Queen's co., Ireland, May 31, 1847. He went to Boston in 1866 and became in 1890 an editor of the "Pilot," and published: "Songs and Satires" (1886); "Ballads of Blue Wa- ter," "Life of John Boyle O'Reilly," "Her Majesty the King," etc. He died in 1908. ROCHE, REGINA MARIA, an Irish novelist; born about 1764 in the S. of Ireland. She sprang into fame on the appearance of the novel "The Children of the Abbey" (1798). From that time till her death she produced many books of the same character, including: "The Nocturnal Visit" (1800) ; "The Tradition of the Castle" (1824) ; "The Castle Chapel" (1825) ; "The Nun's Picture" (1834), and many others. She died in Waterford, May 17, 1845. ROCHE-SUR-YON, LA, France, for- merly Napoleon Vendee, and Bourbon Vendee, capital of the Department of La Vendee, situated on the right bank of the Yon, 40 miles S. of Nantes. The town was founded during the Napoleonic regime, near the old castle of Roche-sur- Yon, from which it derived its name after the downfall of Napoleon. It is noted for its woolen mills and its pro- duction of hardware. Pop. about 15,000. ROCHEFORT, VICTOR HENRI, a French journalist; born in Paris, France, Jan. 30, 1830. He was removed from the editorship of "Figaro" because of his satires on the imperial government; and the papers which he himself founded —"The Lanterne," "The Marseillaise," "The Password" — were filled with the same violent attacks. Condemned to ex- ile in New Caledonia for his share in the Paris Commune, he escaped and after- ward resided in England until amnestied. In England and later in Paris he edited a daily paper, "The Irreconcilable," noted for his vitriolic articles against the French Government. He wrote farces, vaudeville, comic romances, and political Cyc Vol 8