Harrisburg founder John Harris, Jr., was no fan of the French after the French and Indian War, but last Saturday night, he ...

GREENWICH — The Marquis de Lafayette was a young man when he left France to fight in America's Revolutionary War. Decades later, he was invited back to see the nation he helped create ...

Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) was a French general who was instrumental in securing American independence during the Revolutionary War. You may or may not remember him from your elementary ...

JEFFERSONVILLE – Lafayette, Indiana is known by many Hoosiers as the home of Purdue University. However, the city’s namesake ...

In 1777, a passionate young French aristocrat named Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, known as Marquis de ...

Born into French nobility, the Marquis de Lafayette volunteered to fight under General Washington’s command during the revolution, and lobbied the French government for support. He was later a ...

A strong oral tradition ties Lafayette’s visit to the Blue Ball Inn, on the Old York Road south of Shrewsbury. That tale of ...

Learn about Marquis de Lafayette’s final journey through North Carolina as the State Archives hosts a virtual program on Wednesday. General Marquis de Lafayette was crucial in securing French support ...

"1 dinner for the Marquis de la Fayette, 15 pounds 19 shillings." Also on display is an order from the French monarch commanding Lafayette to defend Paris during the Revolution of 1789 and his ...

The community is rallying in preparation for extensive celebrations surrounding the Bicentennial anniversary of Revolutionary War General, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette’s farewell tour of ...

MURFREESBORO – On Feb. 26, the Murfreesboro Historical Association will honor the memory of the Revolutionary War hero ...