From July 1824 to September 1825, the French Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving major general of the American Revolutionary War, made a tour of the 24 states in the United States. He was receive
1825 portrait by Ary Scheffer
Portrait of General Lafayette by Samuel Morse in 1826
Landing of General Lafayette at Castle Garden, New York, August 16, 1824
Gloves portraying Lafayette, possibly commemorating his visit to the United States in 1824
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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, known in the United States as Lafayette, was a French military officer and politician who volunteered to join the Continental Army
Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States
…From July 1824 to September 1825, the French Marquis de Lafayette (Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette), the last surviving major general of the American Revolutionary War, made a tour of the…
Lafayette's birthplace in Chavaniac, Auvergne
Lafayette's wife, Marie Adrienne Francoise
Statue of Lafayette in front of the Governor Palace in Metz, where he decided to join the American cause.
1879 Alonzo Chappel print of Lafayette (center) being introduced by Baron Johann de Kalb (left) to Silas Deane