Gilbert de Mortier, also known as Marquis de Lafayette.
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He was a French General Officer and George Washington's Chief of Staff and Inspector General.
Washington encouraged a hands off policy regarding American involvement in European affairs.
The Marquise De Lafayette was a french aristocrat and a military officer. He was a general in the American Revolution, serving under George Washington. He helped negotiate an increase in french support during the war. -yv0n3- (hope this helps :)
Washington was unhappy about it but the Jeffersonians supported the French Revolution.
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Yes, he was a British officer in the French and Indian War. When the American Revolution came along he went to Congress and used his experience in the French and Indian war to get the job as commander of colonial troops.
The Marquis de Lafayette was the French nobleman who joined Gen Washington's staff during the American Revolution, and in fact trained the Continental soldiers during their brutal winter at Valley Forge. He was already a skilled officer when he arrived, and did much to assist Washington in training his civilian-soldiers.
French and Indian War and the American Revolution
The French Revolution
French and Indian War and the American Revolution