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LAFAYETTE, MARQUIS OF
LAFAYETTE, MARQUIS OF
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(1757 - 1834)
French
nobleman, political leader and
general
. He served as a
general
in the
American
army during the
American Revolution
(1775 - 1783) but
returned
to
France
after
the
war
. He revisited America several
times
after
that. During his visit in 1824, he gave a speech at a reception held by the
Columbia
Historical Society.
—Games
Congress
Gls (Approved 13.8.92)