When he visited Erie on June 3,1825, Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette, was regaled with accounts of another hero's role in winning a second war with England.

Marquis de Lafayette and King Louis XVI of France sent soldiers and ships to help the American Colonies in their revolution.

It was the last chance to see a national hero, the last surviving general of the Revolutionary War, and the “Nation’s Guest”: The Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette arrived in Fredonia around 3 a.m., ...

Two hundred years to the day, Major General Marquis de Lafayette was again honored by admirers when Mount Vernon Estate held a re-enactment of his Oct. 17, 1824, return to George Washington’s home.

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Although the materials, color scheme and motifs aren’t identical, Milwaukee’s South Side Casimir Pulaski High School, 2500 W. Oklahoma Ave., is a riff on the design used to build Rufus King ...

Maybe Happy Ending,” “Purpose,” Nicole Scherzinger, Sarah Snook, Darren Criss and Cole Escola were among the winners at the ...

On Saturday, the Darwin R. Barker Museum opened a new exhibit for the bicentennial of Lafayette’s visit: “Night Scene at Fredonia”–Hosting the Marquis de Lafayette in June 1825, which ...

Everything you need to know about the real-life characters in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical Hamilton, and the original Broadway cast members who played them.

Calls of “Vive Lafayette” rang out around Whitesboro’s village green as the village welcomed the Marquis de Lafayette in ...