The Marquis de Lafayette volunteered his service and assets — his heart and soul — to aid the American Revolution.

The starry-eyed young Frenchman was commissioned by Congress as a major general in the Continental Army, and quickly developed a profound personal bond with Gen. George Washington. He was wounded at Brandywine and played an important role at the Siege of Yorktown in October of 1781, the concluding major battle of the American Revolution.

Lafayette returned to America in 1824 at the invitation of President James Monroe to accept the gratitude of an appreciative country. Lafayette’s farewell tour from 1824 to 1825 spanned 13 months, covered more than 6,000 miles, and touched all of the 24 states.

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