Marquis de Lafayette
French, 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834
Inspired by the American revolutionaries, the wealthy Marquis de Lafayette left France before he turned 20 years old, against the orders of the French king Louis XVI, to fight in the Revolutionary War. Despite not having any experience in battle, he was made a Major General in the Continental Army due to his status. After the Franco-American alliance of 1778, Lafayette returned to France to try and persuade Louis XVI to send further troops to fight. Securing this, he returned to America where he led forces at the Battle of
