The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02
HEROES OF LIBERTY
Men Of Foreign Birth Who Aided
the United States in Their
Historic Struggle.
yYy1TH the attention of America di

MYTH the attention Of America d.
w rected toward the European con-
flict 1t is interesting to look back
into the history of our own struggles
and to note the debt this country owes
to several of the nations now at was
particularly to recall the public testi-
zens Of Europe who gave their efforts
toward aiding the United States in her
time Of trouble.
The nation has not been negligent.
and today In Washington there are Mt
ting and lasting tributes to foreigners
whose names are familiar In every
American hone. f3s,s 7,4.g 4, /. I,
aside jfloA Colunbps. toSHhom the
world rather than the nation II debtor.
there 10 the Marquis de Lafayette. Co
worker with Warrington In the Revolu-
tion. A striking statue Of him and to
his compatriots, Rochambeau, Dupor.
tail. de Grasse and D'Estains. occupies
the southwest corner Of Lafayette
square. opposite the White House. and
In the southeast corner 10 another me
mortal to Rochambeau.
These five, Frenchmen all, and with
the exception Of Duportail. uf noble
birth. did effective work against the
British forces ON land and sea. The
work Of Lafayetts-his service ut
Brandywine, Monmouth and Yorktown.
and as emissary to France-are too
we'll known to need repetition. but the
labors Of the other four are not Of COM
mon knowledge.
Count Rochambeau did mot come to
America until late in the war, when, at
the head Of . French force Of about
5000 sent by Louis XVI TO aid Wash
ington. he took part in the siege Of
Yorktown and contributed materially
TO the hnal downfall OF British arms In
the colonies. He was made . marshal
Of France in recognition for his serv.
ices against the English.
Duportail-Louis Lebegue Duportail
had seen much service In the bat
ties In which Lafayette had participat.
ed, and at Monmouth played an impor-
tant part in the operations. On that
held his memory Ii kept fresh by .
memorial statue.
Admiral Count de Grasse and Count
D'Estaing both did effective work on
the sea, the former particularly In
connection, with the Yorktown siege.
D'Estaing's heid Of activities ranged
from the Rhode Island coast to West
Indian waters. His squadron cooper.
ated with q land force under General
Lincoln in an attack upon Savannah
which was repulsed by the British and
in which another patriot Of foreign
blood lost his life.
Occupying third corner Of Lafay-
ette square. and fitting companion
piece to the statues Of Lafayette and
Rochambeau, Is splendid memorial |
to the Prussian. General Baron Won
Steuben-"Father Of the American
Army" he has been called.
He. Lafayette and Washington
formed an inseparahle trio during the
dark days OF the struggle for inde-
pendence. but Won Steuben's mastery |
in military detail and organization
nodded the American troops into .
powerful and victorious army.
He has been held up ~ the guiding
spirit Of the military Of the Revolution,
the master ct strategy and tactics who |
came second only to Warrington a.
Of the Continental forces.
Al Yorktown, when washington was
absent, Won Steuben re-
ceived the offer Of surrender from
Cornwallis.
Unlike most other foreigners who
gave their services to America In the
Won stsuben elected to re-
main In the nation he helped to found.
He died hers In 1874. and lies at rest
In Utica. N. 7.