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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette or just LaFayette (1757 - 1834)

In the American Revolution, he served in the Continental Army under George Washington. In the middle of the war he returned to France to negotiate an increase in French support. On his return, he blocked troops led by Cornwallis at Yorktown while the armies of Washington and those sent by King Louis XVI under the command of General de Rochambeau, Admiral de Grasse, and Admiral de Latouche Tréville prepared for battle against the British.

Back in France in 1788, Lafayette was called to the Assembly of Notables to respond to the fiscal crisis. Lafayette proposed a meeting of the French Estates-General, where representatives from the three traditional orders of French society—the clergy, the nobility and the commoners—met. He served as vice president of the resulting body and presented a draft of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Lafayette was appointed commander-in-chief of the Garde nationale in response to violence. During the French Revolution, Lafayette attempted to maintain order—to the point of ordering the Garde nationale to fire on demonstrators at the Champ de Mars in July 1791—for which he ultimately was persecuted by the Jacobins.

And just look at him. He is beautiful.

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• 3 months ago

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   is awesome. There’s...beautifully produced PBS special...him...

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    THE FRENCH GAMECOCK. uunnnnnfffffff

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    I obviously have a crush on him. Though it might be fair to say I want to be his friend then romantically involved…but...

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    beautiful fancy gentleman! I believe Ms pasket would...wonderful in this outfit….

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    tell me no one mentioned him as a crush yet? that it took THIS long? what madness is that! How could one NOT have a...

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    Also, there’s this absolutely wonderful story, from when...British surrendered

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