Marquis de Lafayette – WCS
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Major General the Marquis de Lafayette
His full name staggers the elocution of the average American: Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert de Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. In his seventy-six years of life, Lafayette fought for American independence and for the revolution in France, which turned against him; he was imprisoned for five years by the Austrians, refused to serve under Napoleon, and finished his long life with the restored French Republic after Napoleon’s defeat.
George Washington loved him as a son and gave him command of American troops in vital roles in the War for Independence. He named his only son George Washington.
Vitola – Toro -52 x 60
Body – Medium
Wrapper – Nicaraguan Ligero
Binder – Connecticut Broadleaf
Long Filler – Nicaraguan & Dominican
General Lafayette returned to the United States in 1824 for America’s fiftieth anniversary, for what proved to be a triumphal tour like none that would ever be held for any other foreigner in the history of the country. He is buried in France under soil brought from Bunker Hill.
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