John Ward Dunsmore's 1907 depiction of Lafayette, right, and Washington at Valley Forge. Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) was a French general who was instrumental in securing American ...

Just the year before, Keeler, a 21-year-old sergeant in the Army Corps of Light Infantry, had been presented with an engraved ...

To the editor: I wanted to address Sally White’s Jan. 30 letter to the editor "Pittsfield should embrace its history with Marquis de Lafayette." The Berkshire County Historical Society and the ...

General Marquis de Lafayette was invited by President James Monroe to tour the U.S. because he felt his presence would help revive American patriotism in the 1800s. Lafayette was the last ...