Marquis de lafayette

Marquis DE Lafayette was born in Auvergne on September 6, 1757 and died in Paris on May 20, 1834. He was married at the age of sixteen. He married Anastasie Adrienne DE Noailles on April, 11 1774. She was the second daughter of the Duke d'Ayen, afterward Duke DE Noailles, died in 1807. Marquis De Lafayette never remarried. He was a wealthy french citizen. He had a father a colonel of grenadiers he was killed in Minden. Marquis was only two. Around the age of twelve his mother passed away. Then a few weeks later he also lost his grandfather. He never had any children. Marquis was a junior officer in 1777, he defied in his family and the orders of King Louis XVI, and he sailed to the American colonies. At the age of twenty he volunteered to serve in the American army at his own expense. With that he received the rank of Major General of congress.

The following year Washington implemented an attack to capture Benedict Arnold who was at Hampton Roads. For this purpose he entrusted 1200 New England troops to Lafayette, who marched to Head of Elk, on Chesapeake Bay. Governor Jefferson assured his cooperation, saying that Virginia would be "indebted to a nobleman who has already so much endeared himself to the citizens of these States by his past exertions." In 1824 Lafayette accepted an official invitation from President Monroe and Congress to visit the U.S. In 1780 Washington sent Lafayette out to Virginia to face Benedict Arnold. When he came back in 1781 Lafayette was a hero of two worlds. He had received many honors and he was made the commander of the Paris National Guard. Some of the contributions were that he volunteered their services. In 1781, Lafayette led American forces in Virginia against both Benedict Arnold and Lord Cornwallis. Once again, he returned to France and served as a diplomatic aid to Benjamin Franklin. Later in his life he layed a cornerstone for a memorial dedicated to the revolutionary war hero General Nathnanael Greene in 1825. The world appreciated Marquis de Lafayette they gave honarary citizenship and with this honor they also gave it to William Penn. Lafayette was re-enforced by Steuben. At his 68th birthday President Adams pronounced a farewell speech to him. Anthony Wayne

I think that he participated in the revolution the way he did is that he was a good leader. He probably wanted to give something back to his country. With both of his parents gone and his grandfather he did'nt have anything to fight for anymore. He was really global minded alot. Politicla ideals really appealed to him. He has said that he hates France. In 1777 he agreed with Britain to serve in there armies without he pay.

I think that he deserves a greater historical recognition because he did alot of volunteer work. He voulunteered to go to war. He had no family so i really think that he was fighting for himself. Marquis de Lafayette deserves all the recognition he can get because he lived a ruff life be losing his parents, his grandfather and then his wife after they were married. He didn't have to go to the war but he volunteered to go so he could help his country.