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Tag Archives: Lafayette and the American Revolution
Washington, Lafayette and the Bastille Key
Gentry George The Father of our Country was born into a prosperous Colonial Virginia family in 1732. His father owned substantial acreage plus successful business enterprises, but it paled compared to the thousands of acres of the much wealthier planters. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Augustine Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, General Lafayette, George Washington, George Washington high opinion of Lafayette, George Washington's father, history, King Louis XVI, Lafayette and the American Revolution, Lafayette and the French Revolution, Mount Vernon, Presidential history, The Bastille, The Estates General, the fall of the Bastille, The Marquis de Lafayette, The Rights of Man, Thomas Jefferson, US history
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Lafayette’s Sentimental Journey: 1824-25
The Marquis de Lafayette was only nineteen when he was appointed Major General in the American Continental Army. The Marquis: A Quick Background: The Marquis Gilbert (with a pile of middle names) de Lafayette (1757-1834) was one of the wealthiest … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, Nifty History People, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, General Lafayette, George Washington, history, Honoring Lafayette, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Lafayette and the American Revolution, Lafayette's visit to the US, President James Monroe, The Marquis de Lafayette, Thomas Jefferson, US history
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