Lafayette was Here 200 Years Ago

Lafayette was Here 200 Years Ago

By John J. Henry In 1777, nineteen-year-old French aristocrat Marquis de Lafayette joined the American ranks in the American Revolutionary War, as a major general assigned to the staff of General George Washington. He served with distinction leading American forces to several victories. General Lafayette would become a national hero in America because of his role in the Revolutionary War. On June 18, 1825, two-hundred years ago this week, Genera…