num_pages: 128
description: The Frenchman who changed the course of the American Revolution.Gilbert du Motier became the Marquis de Lafayette at a young age but he was not satisfied with the comforts of French nobilityhe wanted adventure!A captain at eighteen and a major general by nineteen he was eager to prove himself in battle. When he heard about the Revolution going on in America he went overseas and fought alongside Alexander Hamilton and George Washington for America's independence.
language: English
title: Lafayette!
publisher: Harry N. Abrams