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 ...

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

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 General Lafayette in ... the noble title of marquis. In 1774 he married the young ...

He’s looking to the right at the young Marquis de Lafayette, who fought with Washington at Brandywine and six other engagements of the Revolutionary War, including the final victory at Yorktown in ...

In the Revolutionary War, as in all wars, most of the actual fighting was done by the young. James Monroe, an officer in the Continental Army, was 18 in 1776. The Marquis de Lafayette was 18. Aaron ...

To the editor: The Marquis de Lafayette made a grand tour of the United States in 1824 and 1825 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. His travels took him to every ...

Howard Chua-Eoan is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion covering culture and business. He previously served as Bloomberg Opinion's international editor and is a former news director at Time magazine ...

Gilbert du Mortier, better known to many as the Marquis de Lafayette, was a key figure in the American Revolution. In 1824 and 1825, Lafayette returned to tour the United States, and he was met ...

For 200 years, his family hid all links with the revolutionary ... Marquis' parents, Xavier and Rose de Sade, had been the first to allow researchers into the family library after the Second ...