* 1789 – Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris.

Taking note of the troops named for his old command, Lafayette alighted from his carriage, walked down the line, clasping each officer by the hand as he passed.

* The Lafayette class submarine USS Henry Clay ( SSBN-625 ), the only ship of the United States Navy named in his honor, although the USS Ashland is named for his estate

Many are named for General Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, a French officer who fought under General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.

Lafayette County was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French citizen who rendered assistance to the colonies during the American Revolutionary War.

Many are named for General Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, a French officer who fought under General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.

The last fort in the immediate area of what is now downtown Pittsburgh was named Fort Lafayette and was located further up the Allegheny River.

It is named for John Lafayette Camp, a Texas politician.

Fayette County was created on September 26, 1783, from part of Westmoreland County and named after the Marquis de Lafayette.

It was named for the Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who was an officer in the American Army in the Revolution, when established on March 1, 1810.

The county was formed December 13, 1834 from Lafayette County and named for Vice President Richard M. Johnson.

The county is named to honor Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero and American general who fought during the American Revolutionary War.

The county is named for the Marquis de Lafayette, who came to America to join the rebelling English colonies in the American Revolutionary War.

It was named for the Marquis de Lafayette.

Lafayette County was formed on October 15, 1827 and named in honor of Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero and American general who fought during the American Revolutionary War and who toured the US in 1824 / 25 upon the 50th anniversary of the founding of the nation.

In 1901 a new postmaster named Lafayette Mueller took over and sought to settle the name permanently by resubmitting a new name.

Known as Washington until 1829, the city was named after General Lafayette, a French general who helped the colonies gain freedom in the American Revolutionary War.

Two councilmen selected to name the city were from Fayetteville, Tennessee, which was named for General Lafayette, a French general who helped the colonies gain independence in the American Revolutionary War.

Earl Park was laid out July 31, 1872, by Adams D. Raub and named for his uncle, Adams Earl, one of the promoters of the Big Four railway from Lafayette to Kankakee.

Colfax was laid out in 1849 by Montgomery Stroud and originally named Midway for its position between Indianapolis and Lafayette along the Lafayette railroad.

They are named for great persons of the military, arts, letters and science: DeKalb, Watt, Winkelreid, Steuben, Payne, Herrman, Reubens, Lafayette, Schiller, Tell, Fulton, Jefferson, Mozart, Franklin, Humboldt, Pestalozzi, Washington, Blum and Gutenberg.

Anderson was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to a prominent family ; his father was an aide to the Marquis de Lafayette during the American Revolution.

He is credited with befriending the Marquis de Lafayette and recruiting the teenage aristocrat to the American cause ; when Lafayette traveled to America, he carried with him a letter of introduction from Carmichael to George Washington's aide Tench Tilghman, a fellow Marylander from the Eastern Shore.

* 1776 – Marquis de Lafayette arranges to enter the American military as a major general.

In 1824 Poe served as the lieutenant of the Richmond youth honor guard as Richmond celebrated the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette.

General ( United States ) | General Washington and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette | Lafayette look over the troops at Valley Forge.

Participants in the July Revolution included Marie Joseph Paul Ives Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette.

* 1777 – American Revolutionary War: Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.

In August 1825, the Monroes had received the Marquis de Lafayette and President John Quincy Adams as guests there.

* 1791 – Members of the French National Guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing as many as 50 people.

His commissions for the Hall of Congress ( 1821 ) and a portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette ( 1825 ) engaged his sense of democratic nationalism.

Morse was honored to paint the Marquis de Lafayette, the leading French supporter of the American Revolution.

In 1825, the city of New York commissioned Morse for $ 1, 000 to paint a portrait of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, in Washington.

The mid 17th century in France saw the development of a refined short novel, the " nouvelle ", by such authors as Madame de Lafayette.

These included the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Comte de Mirabeau, a popular pamphleteer who repeated ideals that had been the basis for the American Revolution.

* Marquis de Lafayette, Continental Army officer

Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette | Lafayette, portrait by Joseph-Désiré Court

* June 13 – American Revolution: The Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina to help the Continental Congress train its army.

The visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the U. S., in 1824 – 25, was in every sense a triumphal procession.

* Great French Romances ( 1946 ) novels by Madame De Lafayette, Choderlos De Laclos, the Abbe Prévost, Honoré de Balzac

The old town of Toulon, the historic centre located between the port, the Boulevard de Strasbourg and the Cours Lafayette, is a pedestrian area with narrow streets, small squares and many fountains.

Improvements to the neighbourhood included the Toulon Opera, the place de la Liberté, the Grand Hôtel, the Gardens of Alexander I, the Chalucet Hospital, the palais de Justice, the train station, and the building now occupied by Galeries Lafayette, among others.

Important personalities were parliamentary monarchist < span lang =" fr "> Benjamin Constant </ span >, officer of the Empire < span lang =" fr "> Maximilien Sebastien Foy </ span >, republican lawyer < span lang =" fr "> Jacques-Antoine Manuel </ span > and < span lang =" fr "> Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette </ span >.