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Jan 1, 1412
Gilbert de La Fayette III
Gilbert de La Fayette III led the Joan of Arc army -
Period: Jan 1, 1412 to
Lafayette's ansestors
Many if not all of Lafayette's male ansestors led an army or was in an army. This made Lafayette a true warleader. -
Marquis de Lafayette was born
He was born on SEP. 6 1746 -
Marquis de Laffayette's father dies in war
hit by a cannon ball in war -
Marquis becomes Lord of Chavaniac
His mother gets the estate and after his fathers death he was the next in line to become lord when he was 2. -
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Uncle dies sometime this year
He get 120,000 livres yearly and is raised by his grandmother -
Marquis's mother dies
She died leaving him with his maternal grandfather. -
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During this year he joined the french army
He joined the army when he was only 14 years old. -
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He gets married in 1773
At 16 years old he marries Marie Adrienne Francoise de Noailles, doing so allying himself with one of the most wealthiest families in France. -
He hears about the struggle of the Colonies.
The Duke of Gloucester talks about the American colonies fighting for Independence. He thinks it will be a fun and exciting journey so he makes plans to go to America. -
He lands near charlestown South Carolina
He gathered up other french officers and went to America. When the Americane leaders heard they were comeing they treated them very nice. -
He became a general
The congress commissioned him a Major General. -
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He went to Vally Forge with Washington
He stays at Valley Forge with Washington. -
Lafayette arvies in Albany
He prepares for his expidition to invade Canada. -
The expidition to invade Canada was over
Sometime in March the congress realized that the expidition was piontless and expinsive. -
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He goes back to Valley Forge
He lears more tactics and then Washington leads soldiers out of Valley Forge to attack the brittish. -
Congress award Lafayette for saveing troops
He took cammand of the rear guard and saved more than 1000 troops and supplies. -
Marquis de Laffayette returns home
He ask congress to go home for a little bit. -
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He sends supplies to washington
He works with the French govenrment to send troops and needed supplieis to Washington. He also purchased suppiles for his troops when he returns to America. -
Lafayette goes to boston
He takes a French ship and goes back to boston to command the americans -
Cornwallis surrendurs
The Colonies win the war. -
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France and America become allies
Marquis de Laffayette started a strong relationship with France. -
Marquis de Laffayette dies.
He dies in Paris -
world war one
French and America help each other -
World War 2
French and America help each other -
Gulf War
Frech and USA fight together -
Iraq War
French and USA are still allies over 200 years later.
