THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
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Marquis de La Fayette
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Nathanael Greene
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George Washington
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Horatio Gates
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Richard Montgomery
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Detailed explanation-1: -But upon realizing how wealthy and well-connected Lafayette actually was, and recognizing his sincere support for the American cause, Lovell recommended Lafayette’s appointment as a Major-General. Lafayette proceeded to General Washington’s camp along Brandywine Creek south of Philadelphia in September 1777.
Detailed explanation-2: -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."
Detailed explanation-3: -On July 31, 1777, a 19-year-old French aristocrat, Marie-Joseph Paul Roch Yves Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, accepts a commission as a major-general in the Continental Army-without pay.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.