Lafayette joined the Washington army.
Lafayette joined the Washington army.
Lafayette joined the Washington army.
European officials such as Lafayette aided America in the Revolutionary War by helping leaders such as George Washington prepare strategical plans when heading out for battles against the British. These officials provided what would be considered intelligence information on how the British troops would normally respond to certain situations.
Foreign officers helped General Washington during the Revolutionary War, by training them to use weapons properly, and how to fight the formal battles favored by the British. Within a month, the troops were executing drills with speed and precision. Because of this, the American Army emerged from Valley Forge as a more efficient and stronger fighting machine.
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Marquis De Lafayette was 20 years old when he joined in the fight of the American Revolutionary War. The year he teamed up with the American military was 1777.
Lafayette was French. He lived during the time of our Revolutionary War. Actually, he was very supportive of the war against the British, and he even came to America to help us fight them. He was also a HUGE fan of General George Washington. Lafayette named his children after Washington.
I'm fairly sure it was only France.
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette was the French general who served under George Washington in the Revolutionary War. He fought in the Battle of Brandywine, the Battle of Rhode Island, and the Battle of Yorktown.
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Marquis de Lafayette was born on September 6, 1757. At the age of 20, he purchased a ship and sailed to America and fought as a soldier in the Revolutionary War which lasted from 1775 to 1783.
The French nobleman Marquis de Lafayette is best known in America for joining George Washington's Revolutionary Army and helping the American colonists gain independence from Great Britain. You can read more about Marquis de Lafayette by clicking on the RELATED LINKS below.