One (1) Marquis de Lafayette medal France, 1789 Obverse Image: Bust of Lafayetter facing left. Obverse Text: M.IS DE LAFAYETT E M.AL DE CAMP COM. DANT G.AL DEL A G.DE NA.LE PAR.NE / DUMAREST Reverse ...

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.

Legacy: Clip 10 (3:46), Author and historian Marc Leepson talked about the history of the Marquis de Lafayette and the impact of his leadership on the American fight for independence. Mr.

Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette — known as Gilbert — was born into a family of noble military lineage on Sept. 6, 1757, in Chavaniac, France.

The Marquis de Lafayette who first arrived on U.S. soil in South Carolina on June 13, 1777, was an unformed, untested youth of 19. In a way, he had nowhere else to go.

The Marquis de Lafayette. Though the town wanted to change its name in honor of the French general, it couldn't. "That's because the name had already been taken," Martin said.

The Lafayette Trail, Inc. is a nonprofit organization with the mission to document, map, and mark Gen. Marquis de Lafayette's footsteps during his Farewell Tour of the United States in 1824 and 1825.

In 1777, French aristocrat and military officer Marquis de LaFayette departed his homeland bound for America to help in the fight for independence. During the Revolutionary War, Lafayette ...

In August, the Museum of the American Revolution will display 'The Destruction of the Bastille,' an ink and wash drawing gifted to George Washington by the Marquis de Lafayette in 1790. The ...

The Marquis de Lafayette arrived at the John Langdon House after a journey down Pleasant Street in a horse-drawn carriage led by a Portsmouth Police escort and flanked by the color guard of the ...