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TIL Marquis De Lafayette was a Frenchman who volunteered to join the American Revolution and the 19 y/o met 45 y/o George Washington. He then went back to France and the 42 y/o fought against the rise of 30 y/o Napoleon Bonaparte. He is typically dubbed the "Hero of two worlds".
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Marquis de Lafayette | Contributions, Biography, & Facts

Marquis de Lafayette, French aristocrat who fought in the Continental Army against the British in the American Revolution. As a leading advocate for constitutional monarchy, he became one of France’s most powerful men in the early years of the French Revo...

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