Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette. marquis de Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier Lafayette

Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette - marquis de Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier Lafayette

This book is a memoir with correspondence and manuscripts of General Lafayette, who was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, commanding American troops in several battles, including the siege of Yorktown. After returning to France, he was a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830. He has been considered a national hero in both countries.