https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Marquis-de-Lafayette/46814 Sep 12, 2022 "He traveled at his own expense to the American colonies, arriving in Philadelphia in July 1777, 27 months after the outbreak of the American Revolution. With no combat experience and not yet 20 years old, Lafayette was nonetheless appointed a major general in the Continental Army, and he quickly struck up a lasting friendship with the American commander in chief, George Washington." Britannica School
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/marquis-de-lafayette Sep 12, 2022 "Shortly after arriving, the Continental Congress commissioned him a major general and he became a member of George Washington’s staff.. During Lafayette’s time in France, he played an extremely crucial role in securing 6,000 French troops for the American cause...Returning to the colonies in 1780, Lafayette’s news of French aid greatly improved American moral." American Battlefield Trust Biographies
https://www.mountvernon.org/the-estate-gardens/famous-visitors/article/george-washington-de-lafayette Sep 12, 2022 "George Washington Motier de Lafayette, the only son of the Marquis de Lafayette, lived with the Washingtons in Philadelphia and at Mount Vernon for two years during his father’s imprisonment...he returned to France upon his father’s release from prison in 1798." George Washington's Mount Vernon Famous Visitors
https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/french-revolution Sep 12, 2022 "In the spring of 1789, the Marquis de Lafayette suggested that Jefferson outline his recommendations for them in written form. The latter accordingly drafted a "charter of rights" that might be issued by Louis XVI. The proposal — an accommodation among the king, the nobility, and "the commons" — was intended as an introductory step toward a constitutional monarchy;[3] but nothing came of Jefferson's suggested compromise, a "lamentable error" from his point of view.[4] " Monticello Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1vaoaUgiM8 Dec 15, 2015 The young Marquis arrived in America at the age of 19 ready to serve the cause of liberty in the American Revolution. He quickly became part of Washington's military family and over the years, their relationship grew to that of a father and his adoptive son. When Lafayette was imprisoned during the French Revolution, he sent his son, George Washington Lafayette to live with President and Mrs. Washington where the he was treated as family. Although they did not see each other, the friendship between Washington and Lafayette remained closely knit through correspondence. At Washington's death, Lafayette keenly felt the loss of a much beloved father figure as well as a symbol to the world of quiet leadership and honor. www.mountvernon.org George Washington's Mount Vernon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXeMGyBsHqA Apr 30, 2024 How much do YOU know about America’s favorite fighting Frenchman? Hear from the General himself about how he defied a king, braved the battlefield, and never wavered in his lifelong fight for equality. Colonial Williamsburg