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Lafayette 1757-1834
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Image
Above
Gilbert du Motier,
Marquis de Lafayette
Detail from the
portrait by Ary Sheffer, 1823
Collection of the
U.S. House of Representatives |
Lafayette was, in full,
Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier,
the Marquis de Lafayette,
which you can also spell La Fayette.
After helping out in the
American Revolution
against Britain, Lafayette tried to assist France in her
transformation from monarchy to republic. But things didn't
go smoothly and he defected to the Austrians in August 1792.
The Austrians took Lafayette
prisoner and passed him on to the Prussians, who kept him
prisoner until 1797.
See also
French Revolution.
And
French Revolutionary Wars.
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