The Hermione, 17 years in the making, replicates the original wartime frigate that ferried the Marquis de Lafayette to America ... brought his troops to maintain order. A thrown rock, a dragoon ...

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 ...

Alabama is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Marquis de Lafayette's visit to the state. Lafayette, a French military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, was widely celebrated ...