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Marquis de Lafayette

noun

French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834). Synonyms: La Fayette, Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier.

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... great man's picture; the sculptor Houdon to take the great man's bust, arriving from Alexandria, by the way, after the family had gone to bed; the Marquis de Lafayette to visit his old friend; Mrs. Macaulay Graham to obtain material for her history; Noah Webster to consider whether he would become the tutor of young Custis; Mr. John Fitch, November 4, 1785, "to propose ...

— George Washington: Farmer • Paul Leland Haworth

... the brief reply. Washington "tried him," and he proved a valuable help throughout the Revolution. Another who volunteered his services was Washington's devoted friend, the young French nobleman, the Marquis de Lafayette. Though scarcely twenty years of age, Lafayette loved human liberty more than home and friends and the easy life of the French court, and at his own expense, he fitted out a ship, loaded with military stores, and sought ...

— George Washington • Calista McCabe Courtenay

Words linked to "Marquis de Lafayette" : soldier, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, La Fayette