BUT this man was there for every major event in France and America during his lifetime! He fought in the American Revolutionary War and was friends with George Washington. He visited every state in the Union at the time. Every town called Lafayette is named after him. He met all the Founding Fathers and Presidents during his lifetime. And that's just America.
He was there when the French stormed the Bastille. His family was imprisoned during the French Revolution. He fled his country and was imprisoned in Germany. His family got out during the Reign of Terror and rescued him from Germany. They lived in Denmark. He saw the rise and fall of Napoleon twice! He served in the French government. He formed France's version of the National Guard.
The man was awesome! And always for Liberty.
Read Also:
Revolutionary Friend: General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette by Selene Castrovilla.
Jean Lafitte: the pirate who saved America by Susan Goldman Rubin
Jean Fritz does a whole bunch of picture book format books about famous people during the American Revolution.
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