Fayette (other)
Fayette is the name of a number of places in the United States of America. Many are named for General Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, a French officer who fought under General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War. *Fayette, Alabama *Fayette, Indiana *Fayette, Iowa *Fayette, Maine *Fayette, Michigan *Fayette, Mississippi *Fayette, Missouri *Fayette, New York *Fayette, Ohio *Fayette, Utah *Fayette, West Virginia *Fayette, Wisconsin, a town **Fayette (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *Fayette City, Pennsylvania *Fayette Historic State Park, Michigan See also *Fayette County (other) *Fayette Township (other) *Fayetteville (other) *Lafayette (other) Lafayette or La Fayette may refer to: People * Lafayette (name), a list of people with the surname Lafayette or La Fayette or the given name Lafayette * House of La Fayette, a French noble family ** Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757â ...

Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis De Lafayette
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (, ), was a French aristocrat, freemasonry, freemason and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, commanding American troops in several battles, including the Siege of Yorktown (1781), siege of Yorktown. After returning to France, he was a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830. He has been considered a national hero in both countries. Lafayette was born into a wealthy land-owning family in Chavaniac-Lafayette, Chavaniac in the History of Auvergne, province of Auvergne in south central France. He followed the family's martial tradition and was commissioned an officer at age 13. He became convinced that the American revolutionary cause was noble, and he traveled to the New World seeking glory in it. He was made a major general at age 19, but he was initially not given American ...
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