Illustration de portrait de marquis de la Fayette - Illustrations

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette ( 6 September 1757 - 20 May 1834 ), often known in the United States simply as Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War commanding American troops in several battles, including the Siege of Yorktown. After returning to France, he was a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830. Graveur : Hildibrand - Drawing : E. Ronjat Original edition from my own archives Illustrierte Geschichte 1883