Marquis de Lafayette
The Marquis de Lafayette is a French aristocrat turned revolutionary hero who volunteered in the American Revolution under George Washington.
He fought at Brandywine and Yorktown, championed human rights, helped shape France’s National Guard, toured all 24 states in 1824-25, and remains celebrated as “Hero of Two Worlds”.
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