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Was the Marquis de Lafayette “The Hero of Two Worlds”? Kind of.
The Marquis de Lafayette is a celebrated political and military figure of the revolutionary era, spearheading pivotal moments ...
The Marquis de Lafayette, a French nobleman who rushed to the aid of the United States in its darkest hours, and an audacious hero of two revolutions, was born on this day in history, Sept. 6, 1757.
The Frenchman who may be the original American superhero will return to New Hampshire this weekend, marking the bicentennial of his Farewell Tour of the United States. The Marquis de Lafayette, ...
PORTSMOUTH — The Marquis de Lafayette made a triumphant return to Seacoast New Hampshire communities Sunday, Sept. 1, exactly 200 years after he last visited. A crowd gathered at the John Langdon ...
One hundred and ninety years ago, in 1824, forty-three years after the British surrendered at Yorktown, and 140 years before the British Invasion, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, best ...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) --It's a celebration 100 years in the making. One of the statues near the Washington Monument is getting all the attention today. Marcus Washington at the ceremony marking the ...
At the invitation of President James Monroe, the Marquis de Lafayette — Gen. Lafayette — returned to the United States as an honored guest more than 40 years after the Treaty of Paris recognized the U ...
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WTOC) - Over 200 students and people from around the Beaufort area gathered to recognize the 200th anniversary of Marquis De Lafayette coming to the Lowcountry. “Today, we are ...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - People came together on Sunday for a celebration in Huntsville, honoring the war hero Marquis de Lafayette. He’s the French noble who joined George Washington’s Continental ...
YORKTOWN, Va. (WVEC) — Marquis de Lafayette has rejoined the conversation with General Washington and Comte de Grasse after briefly losing his head... literally. According to York County's social ...
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