Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
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title:
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette, known in the United States as Lafayette, was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington, in the American Revolutionary War. Lafayette was ultimately permitted to command Continental Army troops in the decisive Siege of Yorktown in 1781, the Revolutionary War's final major battle that secured American independence. After returning to France
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French general and politician (1757–1834)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette
date created:
2002-12-09T08:07:32Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T10:48:30Z
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