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	American Revolution - The Marquis de Lafayette rewarded for Revolutionary assist
		Lafayette, who came from a long line of solders, studied at the Military Academy in Versailles and became a captain in the French cavalry at age 16.
		Lafayette joined the ranks as a major general and was assigned to the staff of George Washington.
		Lafayette was the first foreign dignitary to address Congress, in 1824, and upon his death both the House and Senate draped their chambers in fl.
	www.americanrevolution.com /LafayetteCitizenship.htm (814 words)

	Marquis De Lafayette
		Lafayette now proceeded secretly and at his own expense to fit out a vessel at Bordeaux, but his preparations were somewhat delayed by the necessity of making a journey to London in company with the Prince de Poix.
		Lafayette was presently re-enforced by Steuben, so that he outnumbered Cornwallis, who accordingly, 20 June, continued his retreat, crossing the Chickahominy near White Oak Swamp, and marching down to the peninsula to Williamsburg.
		Lafayette left a journal of the principal events in which he took part, which was published by his son, and completed with some supplementary documents, letters of Washington and other statesmen, under the title "Memoires, manuscrits et correspondance du General de Lafayette " (6 vols., Paris, 1837-'8).
	www.marquisdelafayette.net (5250 words)

	Marquis de Lafayette
		Lafayette was born in 1757 to a very wealthy French noble family.
		Lafayette had a lifelong desire to avenge his father's death.
		Lafayette's mother and grandfather both died when he was just thirteen years old.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_35_171.html (366 words)

	Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de on Encyclopedia.com
		Lafayette left his army, fled (Aug., 1792) across the border, and was captured and imprisoned in Austria.
		Lafayette's unswerving courage, integrity, and idealism made him a popular symbol of the bond between France and the United States.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/L/LafayettM1J1.asp (698 words)

	A Journey Towards Freedom
		Marquis de Lafayette was born on September 6, 1757 in Chavaniac, France.
		During the revolution, Lafayette fought in the battles of Brandywine, Gloucester, Barren Hill, Monmouth and Yorktown.
		Marquis de Lafayette died on May 20, 1834 at the age of seventy-six.
	library.thinkquest.org /10966/data/blafayt.shtml (310 words)

	AllRefer.com - Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de (French History, Biography) - ...
		Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de, French History, Biographies
		Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de[mArE´ zhOzef´ pOl Ev rOk zhElber´ dU mOtyA´ mArkE´ du lAfAet´] Pronunciation Key, 1757–1834, French general and political leader.
		Returning to France in 1782, Lafayette was a member of the Assembly of Notables (1787) and the States-General (1789).
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	Marquis de Lafayette
		Lafayette shared with many of his countrymen an enthusiasm for the ideals put forth in America's Declaration of Independence, and with typical bravado he invested his own funds to outfit a ship and sailed for America in April 1777.
		Serving as an unpaid volunteer on Washington's staff, Lafayette was wounded at Brandywine and served later at Monmouth and in New Jersey.
		Lafayette played a prominent role in the early stages of the French Revolution, but was removed by the Jacobins for alleged moderation.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h681.html (443 words)

	The Marquis de Lafayette
		Lafayette's real introduction to America came at a dinner on August 8, 1775, when the young Marquis came into contact with the Duke of Gloucester who spoke with sympathy of the struggle going on in the colonies.
		Lafayette was a member of Washington's staff and during the Battle of the Brandywine, Lafayette participated in the closing part of the battle when he was wounded.
		When Lafayette arrived upon the scene he found the Americans were retreating to higher ground, then Lafayette though fatigued from his long trip to Boston, asked Sullivan to command the rear-guard and thus he brought out safely more than a thousand men and supplies and united the forces with Sullivan's main army.
	www.ushistory.org /valleyforge/served/lafayette.html (3271 words)

	Lafayette Web Page
		Lafayette was a junior officer in the French army when in 1777, he defied his family and the orders of the King Louis XVI, and sailed to the American colonies.
		Charles Wilson Peale's oil-on-canvas portrait of Lafayette (to the left, wearing an American major general's uniform) was commissioned by George Washington, and was hung at Mount Vernon, side-by-side with C.W. Peale's 1772 portrait of Washington.
		Château-musée Lafayette is at Chavaniac in Haute-Loire of the Auvergne, France.
	xenophongroup.com /mcjoynt/lafy-4.htm (1496 words)

	Marquis de Lafayette (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Lafayette was born in Cheteu Chavaniac in 1759.
		Lafayette got sent to Virginia and there he helped to prepare for the siege of Yorktown in 1781.
		During his life he also fought at Brandywine, and he was also held political prisoner in Prussian and Austrian prisons from 1792 to 1797 during the French war against Austria.
	russell.gresham.k12.or.us /Colonial_America/Marquis_de_Lafayette.html (224 words)

	Portrait of Marquis de LaFayette
		The Marquis de LaFayette was a French citizen who joined America's Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
		An ardent supporter of the American Revolution, the Marquis de laFayette was voted Major General by the Continental Congress.
		He commanded a light division in the Battle of Yorktown and was a close associate of George Washington.
	www.earlyamerica.com /portraits/lafayett.html (68 words)

	MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE - Historical Sign
		In 1780, Marquis de Lafayette returned to America and served valorously in the Virginia campaign, which forced the surrender of Lord Charles Cornwallis in 1781.
		Marquis de Lafayette, the statesman and general, maintained the convictions of democracy, social equality, and religious freedom throughout the remainder of his life.
		Lafayette is also represented in two other monuments that figure prominently in city parks, both designed by sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (1834—1904), who created the Statue of Liberty (1886).
	www.nycgovparks.org /sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=13307 (580 words)

	WPI Department of Military Science - People, Places and Terms Mentioned in Staff Rides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Abercromby was Aide de Camp to Amherst in 1759, he was promoted to LTC in 1770.
		Washington wrote a letter to Congress earlier in November and, with Lafayette's actions at Gloucester considered, Congress voted Lafayette command of a division of Virginia light troops on 1 Dec, 1777.
		By the time of the battle of Monmouth, Lafayette was appointed the commander of the advance force against Clinton's main army as the Americans pursued the British across NJ.
	www.wpi.edu /Academics/Depts/MilSci/BTSI/glossary.html (8995 words)

	pictures of marquis de lafayette and other lafayette related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Marquis de Lafayette childhood, wanted revenge for the death of his father and the loss of French...
		This info involves pictures of the chateau where Lafayette was born, its gardens...
		and Lafayette was named in honor of Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), a famous French general who fought...
	www.nethorde.com /lafayette/pictures-of-marquis-de-lafayette.html (331 words)

	Lafayette \| French Soldier & Statesman
		He was one of the first to advocate a National Assembly, and worked toward the establishment of a constitutional monarchy during the years leading up to the French Revolution.
		Lafayette was denounced as a traitor and fled the country.
		Using the letters of Lafayette and his wife, Adrienne, Lane provides a vivid account of two extraordinary individuals who worked together to alter the political course of two great nations.
	www.lucidcafe.com /library/95sep/lafayette.html (760 words)

	Heroes of the Revolution - Marquis de Lafayette
		Lafayette left France at age nineteen to help the United States by offering his services without pay to General Washington.
		The idea of first combining the two armies and the two fleets and then attacking Cornwallis in Virginia was the brainstorm of the Marquis de Lafayette.
		The Marquis was also prone to seasicknesses and a love of horses.
	library.thinkquest.org /11683/MLafayette.html (178 words)

	Marquis De Lafayette Hotel - Cape May Luxury Hotels
		Centrally located on the beach in Cape May, the Marquis de Lafayette Hotel is a quarter of a block from Victorian City, three miles from Cape May Point Lighthouse, Sunken Concrete Ship and the Cape May Bird Observatory.
		The Marquis de Lafayette Hotel offers 24- hour front desk, laundry facilities, complimentary parking, luggage assistance upon request and copy and fax services.
		The Marquis de Lafayette Hotel has tastefully appointed guest rooms with ocean views.
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	Château de Reignac, Hôtel de charme en Touraine
		11 chambres de 150 à 190 .
		Vous serez séduit par ce château XVIIIe siècle ayant appartenu au marquis de Lafayette.
		Le maître des lieux, Eric Charrie privilégie l'accueil personnalisé et les lieux à vivre, un bar aux tons sombres et chauds, une bibliothèque qui fait la part belle à l'Egyptophilie et un salon de musique.
	www.chateauxtourisme.com /isla/Hebergement/Fiche/index.htm?REP=380&PAR=0 (207 words)

	Encyclopedia article on Marquis de Lafayette [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		At the instance of the British ambassador at Versailles orders were issued to seize the ship La Fayette was fitting out at Bordeaux and La Fayette himself was arrested.
		This did not prevent his friends from proposing him for the mayoralty of Paris in opposition to Jerôme Pétion de Villeneuve.
		de:Marie-Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette fr:Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier ja:ラファイエット pl:Marie Joseph de La Fayette
	encyclozine.com /Marquis_de_la_Fayette (2454 words)

	Marquis de Lafayette Hotel - Pet Friendly Cape May Beachfront Hotel
		Our Historic address—501 Beach Avenue— is the site of the original Lafayette Hotel built in 1885 by Messrs.
		The original Lafayette suffered fire damage in 1955 and was rebuilt to what is now the Marquis de Lafayette Hotel.
		Close by are many fine shops, restaurants, dinner theaters, museums and galleries not to mention just across the street are Cape May's World Class Beaches, rated 8th in America (including Hawaii) by the Travel Channel's Beaches of America.
	www.marquiscapemay.com (204 words)

	Marquis De Lafayette Hotel - Cape May, NJ - Marquis De Lafayette Hotel Rates and Reviews - SideStep
		Marquis De Lafayette Hotel - Cape May, NJ Rates and Reviews
		The Marquis de Lafayette Hotel offers 24 hour front desk, laundry facilities, complimentary parking, luggage assistance upon request and copy and fax services.
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	Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, Havre de Grace, Maryland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, situated where the Susquehanna River meets the Chesapeake Bay, tells the story of this region’s rich maritime heritage.
		Teaming with numerous species of flora and fauna and having highly navigable waters, made this unique environmental setting the perfect backdrop for generations of inhabitants- from the earliest Native Americans over 10,000 years ago, to the first European colonists in the 1600’s, to today’s thriving community of the 21st century.
		In 1782, the Marquis de Lafayette is said to have looked down over the town as he rode along the Post Road and commented that it was a charming “havre de grace”.
	www.hdgmaritimemuseum.org (151 words)

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