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Marquis de Lafayette
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, known in the United States as Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought during the American War of Independence, commanded US troops in a number of battles, including the siege of York Town. Returning to France, he was a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the Revolution of July 1830. He is considered a national hero in both countries. Lafayette was born into a wealthy landowner family in Chavaniac, in the Auvergne province, south-central France. He succeeded his family's martial arts career and was appointed mandarin at the age of 13. He believed that the revolutionary career of the United States was sublime, and he traveled to the New World in search of glory there. He was promoted to major general at the age of 19, but was initially denied command of the US military.
Birth nameMarie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette
Nickname(s)The Hero of the Two Worlds (Le Héros des Deux Mondes)
BornSeptember 06, 1757, Chavaniac, France
DiedMay 20, 1834, Paris, France
Buried atPicpus Cemetery
Service/branchFrench Army, Continental Army, National Guard (France)
Years of service1771–1792, 1830
RankMajor general (U.S.), Lieutenant general (France)
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Gloucester, Valley Forge, Battle of Barren Hill, Battle of Rhode Island, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Green Spring, Siege of Yorktown French Revolution, The March on Versailles, Day of Daggers, Champ de Mars massacre War of the First Coalition, July Revolution
Other workPolitician, Estates General (Auvergne), Member of the National Assembly, Chamber of Representatives, Chamber of Deputies

About Marquis de Lafayette

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War Hero Marquis de Lafayette was born on September 6, 1757 in France (He dies at the age of 76, on May 20, 1834).

In the American Revolutionary Combat, he was a French war hero who was a military officer and a general. During the French Revolution, he was also a leader of the Garde nationale.

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Marquis de Lafayette before becoming famous

Marquis de Lafayette was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1757 is also the year of Ox (牛) in the Chinese Zodiac.

When he was 13 years old, he enrolled at the College du Plessis and was commissioned as an officer in the Musketeers.

Achievement of Marquis de Lafayette

To mark his 200th birthday, his portrait was included on a United States Postage Stamp in 1957.

Marquis de Lafayette's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born to colonel of grenadiers Michel Louis Christophe Roch Gilbert Paulette du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette and Marie Louise Jolie de La Rivière.

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President US President James Monroe asked him to visit the United States from 1824 to 1825 to commemorate the country's 50th anniversary.

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