Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834) often known as simply Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer born in south central France. Lafayette was a general during the American Revolutionary War and a leader of the during the.

During the American Revolution, Lafayette served as a Major-General in the Continental Army under George Washington.

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 * Assassin's Creed III