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de Lafayette was a Frnech nobleman, who at the age of 19 formed a militia and arrived in North American to assist the colonist in the [[War of Independnce]]. He later emerged during the [[French Revolution]], initially as a revolutionary and later as a more conservative force.

The '''Marquis de Lafayette''', (Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier) was a French nobleman, who at the age of 19 formed a militia and arrived in North America to assist the colonists in the [[War of Independence]]. He later emerged during the [[French Revolution]], initially as a revolutionary and later as a more conservative force.