Lafayette’s Encampment

March – April 1781

During the Revolutionary War, 1200 Continental Light Infantrymen under the command of Marquis de Lafayette encamped on the rise behind this sign en route to the decisive battle in Yorktown, Va. They arrived in Annapolis from Head ...

Lafayette Monument

La Fayette, immortal because a self-forgetful servant of justice and humanity.

Beloved by all Americans

because he acknowledged no duty more sacred than to fight for the freedom of his fellow men.

—Woodrow Wilson

En 1777 La Fayette traversant les mers avec des volontiers ...

General LaFayette

Friend of America and Liberty

Arrived at the bridge nearby

on his way to Frederick

December 29, 1824

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Created by a delegation of citizens

including the gallant Lawrence Everhart

who had come to escort him into the city

Lafayette ...

Plaza Lafayette

.092 acre

This plaza honors the prominent French statesman and military leader Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834). Lafayette is best remembered for his role in the Revolutionary War. Sympathetic to the American cause, he aided the colonists through the provision of ...

Lafayette Cemetery No. 1

Established in 1833 by the City of Lafayette

The square was acquired from Cornelius Hurst and the cemetery laid out by Benjamin Buisson, city surveyor.

This was part of the Livaudais Plantation which had been subdivided into city squares in ...

Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws' Command

C. S. A.

Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws' Command

(September 12-13, 1862)

McLaws’ Command consisted of Kershaw’s, Barksdale’s, Semmes’ and Cobb’s Brigades of his own Division and R. H. Anderson’s Division of six Brigades-Wilcox’s, Mahone’s, Featherston’s, Armistead’s, Wright’s and Pryor’s. On the morning ...

Lafayette

[ Right of Monument ]

As soon as I heard of

American Independence,

my heart

was enlisted.

1776.

[ Back of Monument ]

Erected 1876

[ Left on Monument ]

To the City of New York

France

In remembrance of sympathy

in time of trial

1776 – 1876

[ Dedication Plaque ]

Marquis de Lafayette

Cast ...

Marquis de Lafayette and His Division

1781 Siege of Yorktown

“Here we are at last … before Yorktown, and our operations will soon be noisy.”

Marquis de Lafayette, Camp before Yorktown, September 30, 1781

In April 1781, with a developing British military campaign in Virginia, Washington sent the Marquis ...

Lafayette Square

(Obverse) Planned in 1788 as a public place for Faubourg Ste. Marie, the City's first suburb, this Square honors American Revolutionary War Hero, Marie Joseh Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. He declined the invitation to become ...

Lafayette’s Stepping Stone

During his 1825 visit to Warrenton, General Lafayette is said to have stood upon this stone.

Courtesy: The Bartenstein Family

Marker is at the intersection of Waterloo Street (Business U.S. 211) and Ashby Street, on the left when traveling west on Waterloo ...