| Show Lafay ettes service was recognized by congress the marquis de lafayette occupies an honorable position in in the legends of early american history as well as in the history of his own native franca born in 1757 of a noble family distinguished in the service of the state lafayette was still a mere youth at the outbreak of the american revolution excited by the cause of the colonies however the young soldier who had an ardent passion for liberty and adventure equipped a ship at his own expense and crossed the sea to aid in the fight Jor for independence lafayette was appointed amabor general and soon became a fast friend fiend of washington recalls leslie hartley in the washington star he took part in many campaigns a adf was wa wounded at brandywine 1781 he commanded in virginia against arnold and then cornwallis Cornwa Uis and earned distinction by his conduct of affairs against the british general after the war he returned to france and at the outbreak of the french revolution was for a time one of its foremost figures |
