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𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙛𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚 (𝙙𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙨).

𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙛𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚 (𝙙𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙨).

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A young, wealthy French aristocrat with an impressively lengthy name, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, defied his own king to enter the American Revolution against Great Britain. After his success as a military leader, he became an influential statesman who continued to support democratic revolutions and human rights causes throughout […]

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𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙛𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚 (𝙙𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙨).

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𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙛𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚 (𝙙𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙨).

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America owes a debt to the Marquis de Lafayette. He came to this country to fight in our revolution, was wounded at the battle of Brandywine, and convinced the French government to assist Washington and his Continental army with arms and military support. He was as close to George Washington as anyone could be. They remained friends for the rest of their lives. After visiting Mount Vernon once after the war, they corresponded regularly.

America owes a debt to the Marquis de Lafayette. He came to this country to fight in our revolution, was wounded at the battle of Brandywine, and convinced the French government to assist Washington and his Continental army with arms and military support. He was as close to George Washington as anyone could be. They remained friends for the rest of their lives. After visiting Mount Vernon once after the war, they corresponded regularly.

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