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.

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 ...

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.

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.

200 years after the Marquis de Lafayette visited New York as part of a nationwide tour, a re-enactor will retrace his steps. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Friday. Today, and on Fridays ...

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.

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 ...

Both items were gifts from the Marquis de Lafayette, the Frenchman who’d helped lead the colonists to victory during the American Revolution. Now, that drawing —titled The Destruction of the ...

The Marquis de Lafayette sailed from Natchez to Caron­delet, Mo., between April 18 and April 28, 1825, on the steamboat Natchez. The Revolutionary War hero was on his return tour; when he arrived ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson and minority leader Hakeem Jeffries hosted a ceremony Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol to mark the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette's address to Congress.

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.