Marquis de Lafayette

[jimikinz]

I caught a Documentary from PBS last night on Netflix about the life of the Marquis de Lafayette. I had only ever heard the name and new that he was involved in the Revolution here prior to this. I was really impressed with the show and the man. Interesting felloow - it went into considerable detail about his life after the war. There was quite a bit of footage and mention of reenactors here in the states. Its worth checking out.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Locally we retain more of the history of the foreign assistance that made our Revolution possible.

Gen. Layafette, Gen. von Steuben, Gen. Pulaski. NY named cities and counties after these foreign nationals that made our Revolution possible - the first successful case of a colony gaining independence from the "motherland" without it involving capture by another country.

 

[msuspartan]

I saw the same one. Fascinating Gentleman and some of the shows depicting people in our history really make you appreciate the scope of our great country. People with a vision. Hope this attitude continues!!

Cheers,
DonK

 

[tom deinek]

"Lafayette, nous voici!"