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Major General Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette was created in 1891.

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Lafayette was a French nobleman who became interested in the American Revolution and came to America to aid the colonists. In America he served without pay as a aide to George Washington. He turned out to be very useful.Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, was a French military officer born in the province of Auvergne in south central France. Lafayette was a general in the American Revolutionary War and a leader of the Garde Nationale during the French Revolution.The Marquis left France to help Patriots in the American Revolution. (He was one of the richest men in France.) Soon, he got command as a general without pay and became one of Washington's best and favorite generals. He was a good man and kind to his men. He was wounded in action in the service of the Continental Army.After the Revolution, he returned to France and was a key supporter of the French Revolution, but didn't like how it went. Lafayette was imprisoned during the French Revolution and America but most importantly, Washington was not able to free him. He was moved to several prisons mostly throughout Prussia. His fortune was confiscated by the state.Read The General and Madame de Lafayette by Jason Lane. It will answer all of your questions about this heroic freedom fighter.