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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch  Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

 Box — Container: SpC.2005.50.4. Lafayette.
Identifier: Box B00666

Scope and Contents

French aristocrat who served as a general under George Washington in the American Revolutionary War. On his return to France at the National Assembly he was appointed Commander-in-chief of the Paris militia of Garde nationale. The Garde national, a reaction to the violence leading up to the French Revolution, was militia set up in many French towns whose members came from the middle class and was separate from the French Army. As the French revolution spun out of control, Lafayette, who presented the first draft of the "Declaration of the Rights of Man" at the National Assembly backed away. Declared an enemy of the state by France, he tried to return to the United States. Captured by the Austrians he spent five years in jail. Toward the end of the French Revolution Lafayette's wife was imprisoned in France. Adrienne de Lafayette was released in January, 1795 with the aid of James Monroe's wife Elizabeth.

Dates

  • 1955-2013
  • Received: Date acquired: 06/21/2005

Extent

From the Collection: 8.00 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Private Title

600300

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the McDaniel College Repository

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