ab bed ▁Gar out te ▁with ▁a ▁bay on et ▁and ▁bl unted ▁his ▁head ▁leaving ▁him ▁for ▁dead ▁on ▁the ▁d irt ▁road . ▁He ▁was ▁assist ed ▁by ▁John ▁Smith , ▁a ▁Qu aker ▁and ▁In keeper ▁who ▁was ▁secret ly ▁a iding ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution aries . ▁Mich a els ▁life ▁was ▁saved ▁and ▁he ▁married ▁John ▁Smith ' s ▁daughter ▁Soph ia ▁Smith . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁France ▁Gar out te ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁France ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁g ifts ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁Louis ▁XVI ▁and ▁the ▁Queen ▁Marie ▁Anto in ette , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁his ▁nep hew ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁that ▁decided ▁Louis ▁XVI ' s ▁fate ▁in ▁the ▁Tri al ▁of ▁Louis ▁XVI . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁his ▁sister ▁wrote ▁the ▁following ▁letter : ▁ ▁La F ay ette ▁Ta vern ▁Gar out te ▁started ▁a ▁Ta vern ▁in ▁Ple asant ▁M ills , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁named ▁it ▁The ▁La F ay ette ▁Ta vern , ▁und ou bt edly ▁after ▁his ▁child hood ▁friend ▁and ▁school ▁fellow ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁La F ay ette . ▁Bat sto - P le asant ▁M ills , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁was ▁a ▁main ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁guns ▁for ▁the ▁military ▁forces ▁for ▁American ▁Independ ence . ▁ ▁Gar out te ' s ▁Ta vern