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Arrival of Lafayette in America

  • Description
    On June 13, 1777, the Marquis de Lafayette arrived in America to offer his services in the Revolutionary War. Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette was born in Chavaniac, in Haute Loire, France. His father died on the battlefield when Lafayette was two years old. His mother and grandmother died when he was 13. The young orphan inherited a great fortune.
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    Category: 1952