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Lafayette Wounded at the Battle of Brandywine
The Marquis de Lafayette is wounded at the Battle of Brandywine (11 September 1777), his first major battle of the American Revolutionary War. Line engaving by Charles Henry Jeens, c. 19th century. Special Collections & College Archives...
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Lafayette Fires on the Cordeliers Club
Marquis de Lafayette, seated upon a white charger, orders his soldiers to fire on the demonstrators gathered on the Champ de Mars to petition for the removal of the king, under the leadership of the radical Cordeliers Club. Work by Ary Scheffer...
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The First Meeting of Washington and Lafayette
The first meeting of Washington and Lafayette, Philadelphia, 3 Aug 1777, lithograph, published by Currier & Ives, c. 1876.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.
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Lafayette and Marie Antoinette
The Marquis de Lafayette kisses the hand of Queen Marie Antoinette of France following the Women's March on Versailles on 6 October 1789. An excellent showman, Lafayette always knew how to put on a performance to please the masses. Old engraving...
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Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Motier, Marquis De Lafayette
Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Motier, Marquis De Lafayette, oil on canvas painting by Charles Wilson Peale, 1779-1780.
Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia.
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Portrait of Lafayette, as Commander of the National Guard
A portrait of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) in uniform as commander of the Parisian citizens' militia known as the National Guard, during the French Revolution. Pastel portrait, by Jean-Baptiste Weyler, before 1791.
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Washington and Lafayette at Valley Forge
George Washington and Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-78. Reproduction of a painting by John Ward Dunsmore, 1907.
Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
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Battle of Rhode Island
The Battle of Rhode Island (29 August 1778), also known as the Siege of Newport or the Battle of Quaker Hill, was fought during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). It marked the first attempt at cooperation between the American and...
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This Place in History: The Marquis de Lafayette
This statue of French Revolutionary war hero, Marquis de Lafayette, was erected at the University of Vermont in Burlington to commemorate Lafayette's visit to Vermont during the 50th anniversary of the United States in 1826. This Place...
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Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (l. 1749-1791) was a French orator and nobleman who rose to prominence as a leader during the early stages of the French Revolution (1789-1799). From the disgraced and scandalized son of a distinguished...