The Hermione, 17 years in the making, replicates the original wartime frigate that ferried the Marquis de Lafayette to America in 1780. Association Hermione La Fayette The sun was sparkling off ...
Napoleon Ave., Metairie. The Marquis de Lafayette (Sept 6, 1757 – May 29, 1834) was a French aristocrat, military officer, politician and liberal thinker. He volunteered to join the Continental ...
Long before the audiences of the musical “Hamilton” experienced him as the fast-rapping “America’s favorite fighting Frenchman,” the Marquis de Lafayette was a celebrity hero during his ...
Meet Marquis de Lafayette. Not the late historical figure, of course. Michael Halbert is one of several men bringing the Revolutionary War hero to life as part of a 24-state tour that retraces the ...
The year was 1825 when a Frenchman named Marquis de Lafayette made his way to Hamburg, S.C. Lafayette arrived once again to the same place to show his appreciation he had for America like he did ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Maquis de Lafayette visited Beaufort 200 years ago and the Frenchman’s contributions were so significant that the community is celebrating the bicentennial of his trip this ...
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WTOC) - Over 200 students and people from around the Beaufort area gathered to recognize the 200th anniversary of Marquis De Lafayette coming to the Lowcountry. “Today ...