[1] It encompasses the areas occupied by the French Army under General Rochambeau during their marches across Connecticut in 1781 and 1783.

One of the major encampment sites is located on the grounds of the Hawley School, where a historic marker is placed.

[2] Two of the regiments were encamped on a low rise a short way east of the village center, including the area where the Hawley School now stands.

French maps of the period also show a second large encampment area farther east near Sandy Hook, and a smaller camp for advance forces on a rise west of the village.

From Newtown south, the army marched as a single unit due to their approach to enemy-held territory.