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Joseph-Désiré Court. Portrait of Gilbert Motier the Marquis De La Fayette as a Lieutenant General, 1791.

“Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette; 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834, often known as simply Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer…. In the American Revolution, Lafayette served as a major-general in the Continental Army under George Washington. Wounded during the Battle of Brandywine, he still managed to organize a successful retreat. He served with distinction in the Battle of Rhode Island. In the middle of the war he returned to France to negotiate an increase in French support. On his return, he blocked troops led by Cornwallis at Yorktown while the armies of Washington and those sent by King Louis XVI under the command of General de Rochambeau, Admiral de Grasse, and Admiral de Latouche Tréville prepared for battle against the British.” —Wikipedia

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