Calls of “Vive Lafayette” rang out around Whitesboro’s village green as the village welcomed the Marquis de Lafayette in ...

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, the last living major general from the American Revolutionary War, accepted an ...

Under sunny but brisk skies, the community of Brownsville, gathered for a warmhearted celebration hosted by the Daughters of the American Revolution Fort Necessity Chapter.

The reception of Lafayette at Mount Vernon, home of Washington,’ painted by Herman Bencke around 1875. Bencke & Scott/Library of Congress by Matthew Smith America is nearing the 250th ...

The Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, will continue his tour today and tomorrow as part of the 200th anniversary of ...

Major General Lafayette will ride into Salem at 2 p.m. on June 21 as part of the 200th anniversary celebration of his 1825 Farewell Tour of the United ...

The American Friends of Lafayette have announced that the National Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour will “arrive” in ...

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving major general of the American Revolution, rode through the ...

However, no honorary ceremony could be complete without hearing from the man himself. Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (his full name, comma and all) spoke to the ...

It’s a special day in Fayette County on May 30 as the county recognizes the commemoration of the bicentennial of the Marquis ...

In France, the name Lafayette is well known, but the man behind it – Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette – often fades into the background of the country’s rich historical tapestry. In the ...