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Lafayette

Lafayette
Lafayette, a French military leader, sympathized with the American independence movement and fought for the colonists. A friend of George Washington and a member of his staff, Lafayette’s contributions in the Virginia campaign led to the surrender of the British in Yorktown.
Hulton Deutsch
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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de
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