Lafayette: America's Favorite Frenchman

The Battle of Yorktown

Lafayette's Early Life

The American Revolution: Lafayette's Entry

Lafayette's Relationship with Washington

Lafayette's Military Contributions

Lafayette in the French Revolution

Lafayette's Eras Tour of America

Book Recommendations

Why did a French-born aristocrat volunteer (without pay) to fight for the Americans during the Revolutionary War? And what happened when the Marquis de Lafayette returned to France to fight in its revolution? And is his name really Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette?! 

This episode is all about Lafayette, including his Era's Tour return to America decades after the revolution. 

GUEST: Lloyd Kramer, historian and author of the book Lafayette in Two Worlds: Public Cultures and Personal Identities in an Age of Revolutions

Why did a French-born aristocrat volunteer (without pay) to fight for the Americans during the Revolutionary War? And what happened when the Marquis de Lafayette returned to France to fight in its revolution?&nbsp;And is his name really Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette?!&nbsp;
This episode is all about Lafayette, including his Era's Tour return to America decades after the revolution.&nbsp;
GUEST: Lloyd Kramer, historian and author of the book <a href="https://a.co/d/cbTQVh6">Lafayette in Two Worlds: Public Cultures and Personal Identities in an Age of Revolutions</a>

Bob Crawford searches for the best historians and experts to answer listener questions about American history — from the Revolutionary War to rock & roll feuds. Got a question? Send it to AmericanHistoryHotline@gmail.com.

Bob Crawford searches for the best historians and experts to answer listener questions about American history &mdash; from the Revolutionary War to rock &amp; roll feuds. Got a question? Send it to AmericanHistoryHotline@gmail.com.

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America's Favorite Fighting Frenchman: Lafayette

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