Marquis de Lafayette, 6 Sep 1757 - 20 May 1834 Exhibition Label Born Auvergne, France The nineteen-year-old Marquis de Lafayette left France in 1777 and crossed the Atlantic to support the American ...

Everyone seems to agree that Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette, arrived in Cincinnati at noon on May 19, 1825. He was nearing the conclusion of a year-long ...

Referred to the first rock star, the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to North Jersey in 1825 caused quite a stir. 'Lafayette' ...

History reenactor Michael Halbert brought Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette to life as part of a 24-state tour that retraces the steps of the figure.

WILLIAMSBURG — A treasure of William & Mary — the honorary degree presented to the Marquis de Lafayette — has returned to campus and will be on display in America for the first time since ...

Historians are retracting Marquis de Lafayette's national tour across 24 states 200 years ago. Events are being held in Charleston and across South Carolina.

Maj. Gen. Lafayette — nicknamed “the Nation’s Guest” at the time of the tour in 1825 — served under Continental Army Gen. George Washington.

Lanser’s painting, depicting the Marquis de Lafayette reviewing his former troops at the Mount Vernon Hotel in Gap, will be sold during the historical society’s commemoration of 200 years ...

In 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving Major General of the Continental Army, visited Pittsfield during his 6,000-mile tour of all 24 states at the invitation of President John Quincy ...