THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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giving away secrets to the Germans in World War II.
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is role in the XYZ Affair with the French government.
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leading the French Resistance to aid American pilots in World War II.
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Training troops at Valley Forge and helping secure money from France.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), often known simply as Lafayette, was a French aristocrat, a general in the American Revolutionary War and a leader of the Garde nationale during the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -As commander of a new division at Valley Forge, with enlistments decreasing and desertions increasing, Lafayette took it upon himself to make sure his troops were living to the best possible standards. He donated muskets and uniforms to men in need.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lafayette was only 19 years old and without combat experience when he arrived in America. Defying the explicit orders of King Louis XVI, who did not wish to provoke Great Britain, the marquis eluded authorities and crossed the Atlantic Ocean to assist the rebellious Americans in 1777.
Detailed explanation-4: -He was commander of the National Guard during the Revolution, when his sympathies were split between the monarchy and the revolutionaries. He was eventually forced to flee the country. At the age of 17, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, was presented at Versailles.