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    Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette - Wikipedia

    Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (/ˌlɑːfiːˈɛt, ˌlæf-/, French: [lafajɛt]), was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by GeneralSee more

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    On arrival, Lafayette met Major Benjamin Huger, a wealthy landowner, with whom he stayed for two weeks before going to Philadelphia. The See more

    Yorktown was the last major land battle of the American Revolution, but the British still held several major port cities. Lafayette wanted to … See more

    Lafayette was taken prisoner by the Austrians near Rochefort when another former French officer, Jean-Xavier Bureau de Pusy, asked for rights of transit through Austrian territory on … See more

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    After the marriage contract was signed in 1773, Lafayette lived with his young wife in his father-in-law's … See more

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    Bonaparte restored Lafayette's citizenship on 1 March 1800 and he was able to recover some of his properties. After Marengo, the First Consul offered him the post of See more

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