EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Benedict Arnold
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Friedrich von Stueben
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Marquis de Lafayette
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Bernardo Galvez
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Detailed explanation-1: -After he recovered, Lafayette was given command of a division of troops. At Valley Forge, Lafayette basked in his elevation to the post of commander of a division of troops. Lafayette freely spent his own money to buy uniforms and muskets for his men-and lived among them during the coldest part of the winter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Known as the soldiers’ friend, Lafayette shared the hardships with his men, even when his rank entitled him to special privileges. Although it was apparent that battle would be postponed until spring, his homesickness worsened.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Some of this aid came in the form of 20-year-old French aristocrat Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, who paid his way to America in 1777 to fight with distinction for the Continental army as a major general in Washington’s command.