lafayette

     

Lafayette, LaFayette, or La Fayette may refer to:

Trivia about lafayette

  • This nobleman who aided America during its revolution was head of the Paris National Guard
  • Military marquis(9)
  • On the 50th anniv. of Bunker Hill, this European was back on our shores to lay the monument's cornerstone
  • Samuel Morse's 1825 painting of this marquis is one of the finest American romantic portraits
  • H.L. Hunt’s middle initial stood for this name which may remind you of a military Marquis
  • On Feb. 28, 1791 this hero of the American Revolution stopped a riot & a plot to kidnap the royals
  • The heart of French Louisiana & the unofficial capital of the Cajun country is this city named for a French patriot
  • A family arriving in this seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana might say, "We are here"
  • When Pershing arrived in France during WWI, he laid a wreath at the grave of this Frenchman
  • In 2002 this French general became only the sixth person to be named an honorary U.S. citizen
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, VA.) The Raleigh Tavern here in Williamsburg has hosted many a feast, including one for this Frenchman during his triumphant return to America in 1824
  • This nobleman known for his role in the American Revolution was made commander of the Natl. Guard
  • James Armistead, a slave who served as a spy for this Frenchman, took his name after the war