Why Newport, Rhode Island, Scorned the French – Journal of the American Revolution

Source: Why Newport, Rhode Island, Scorned the French – Journal of the American Revolution

One would expect that a country that had been at war for five years would welcome its first ally with open arms. We might have mental images of civic officials leading throngs of eager citizens to greet the allies or of platoons of soldiers firing salutes. It didn’t happen. No government officials, no military officers or soldiers, nobody was at the pier to greet the French troops when they arrived at Newport, Rhode Island.