President James Monroe invited Lafayette to come to the United States to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the American Revolution. He was the last surviving general of that war, and his tour was so ...

The Cabildo will open a new exhibit, called Bienvenue Lafayette, inside the French Quarter building which hosted the French ...

The celebrations were held to mark the return of a popular French nobleman to the U.S. Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de la Lafayette (1757-1834) had fought alongside ...

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, known simply as “Lafayette” in the U.S., is pictured. WESTFIELD – The Chautauqua County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, April 12, ...

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette, stepped foot in Little Rhody during his farewell tour of the U.S. from 1824-1825. A historical marker made exclusively for ...

When he introduces himself as Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette (Charles Crehange), Claire can barely contain her starstruck smile. Lafayette is ecstatic to learn that she is General ...

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, known simply as “Lafayette” in the U.S., was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George ...

Alabama is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Marquis de Lafayette's visit to the state. Lafayette, a French military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, was widely celebrated ...