USA HISTORY

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: -Back in France, Lafayette helped launch the French Revolution in 1789. He served in the National Assembly and drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man. He proudly sent the key to the Bastille to Washington, who was serving as the President of the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -Working with Thomas Jefferson, he helped write the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Men and of the Citizen, the first step toward a constitution for the Republic of France, helping launch the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) was a liberal aristocrat, military leader and politician, and arguably the most influential leader of the French Revolution’s moderate phase (1789-91). Born Gilbert du Motier in south-central France, Lafayette was of noble blood and voraciously ambitious.

Detailed explanation-5: -The man is Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette (1757-1834), referred to in France as the Marquis de Lafayette. In the US he was referred to as simply “Lafayette."