New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-06-27

served his country in three different capacities,
Is a married man. the father of twins and one
other child, Is a major general In the American
army and Is not yet twenty years old"
Lafayette soon had an opportunity to show his
mettle. The English general. Lord Howe. was
approaching Philadelphia with a superior force.
washington marched out to meet him. and In
the skirlnish at Brandywine Lafayette was
wounded while urging his men to stand firm.
Lafayette wrote to his wife: "Be entirely free
from anxiety as to my wound, for all the doctors
In Americn are aroused In my behalf. I have a
Trenc who has spoken for me in n way TO Insure
my being well taken care of, aud that is General
Washington. That estimable man, whom | ven
crate the more now that | learn to know him.
has become my intimate friend. His tender in
terest In my welfare quickly won my heart. When
he sent his surgeon in chief to me he told him to
care for me as II I were his son, because he loved
me so much and. having learned that I wanted
to join the army too soon again. he wrote me a
letter full of tenderness, In which he admonished
me to wait until / should be entirely we'll"
Washington's exact words in writing to the
surgeon were: Take care of him as II he were
my son, for | love him the same"
On November %, lit, Lafayette was sent
with General Greene 10 test the strength OF the
British advance on Philadelphia. Having dis
closed their position near Gloucester. he attacked
the Hessians with such fury that the latter were
routed anu toTnWHills, tnlnhlnS mat ne WIS sur
rounded by the entire American army. retrcated
with his 5000 men in hot haste.
This pleased Washington so much that he
wrote to congress asking for a regular command
for Lafayette. A few days later Lafayette, to his
great delight, was assigned to the command OF
the Virginia division of the army.
. As time went on relations between Washington
and Lafayette became steadily closer, the latter
sometimes referring to himself In their CORE
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intimacy between the two men was like that OF
father and son. the Frenchman being twenty five
years younger than the general he so greatly
admired.
Having made a voyage to France on furlough
he returned In May, 1880, joining Washington at
the army headquarters In Morristown and telling
him what nobody on this side of the Atlantic
yet knew, of the coming of the military and naval
expedition sent by the king Of France to help the
Americans. 1t was Lafayette himself who had
been largely instrumental in persuading the king
to send the fleet. together with 5000 picked eight.
ing men under Rochambeau and the young mar
quis was dispatched In advance to carry the good
news.
In due time R~ochambeau arrived with the army
Of 5000 men and Admiral de Grasse with a fleet
manned by 1000 sailors and marines.
Lafayette was put in command Of 1900 men
and directed to march to Virginia and meet
COrnWallls, the BRITISH commander. The troops
we're so destitute that something had to be done.
after expending his own available cash
on his personal account $4,000 from
the merchants of Baltimore
DE Grasses fleet headed for Yorktown. and
Washington. with Rochambeau. started to unite
with Lafayette in the struggle with rnwal
How Washington made forced marches TO the
South In order the more completely to hem in
Lord Cornwalls; how the Count de Grasse with
hs Crpaf faaf arrfyad off XorEfauru hoFo-o shs
arrival of General Washington. and how La
persuaded the French admiral to delay
the attack until Washington could take mman
20 that by winning that fight Washington could
overthrow the enemies In congress that were try
Ing to have some one else made commander in