<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Marquis de Lafayette </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Lafayette as a lieutenant general , in 1791 . Portrait by Joseph - Désiré Court . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Birth name </Th> <Td> Marie - Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nickname ( s ) </Th> <Td> The Hero of the Two Worlds ( Le Héros des Deux Mondes in French ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> ( 1757 - 09 - 06 ) 6 September 1757 Chavaniac , France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 20 May 1834 ( 1834 - 05 - 20 ) ( aged 76 ) Paris , France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Buried </Th> <Td> Picpus Cemetery </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Allegiance </Th> <Td> Kingdom of France ( 1771 -- 1777 , 1781 -- 1791 ) United States of America ( 1777 -- 1781 ) Kingdom of France ( 1791 -- 1792 ) French First Republic Kingdom of France ( 1830 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Service / branch </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> French Army </Li> <Li> Continental Army </Li> <Li> National Guard </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years of service </Th> <Td> 1771 -- 1792 1830 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Major General ( U.S. ) </Li> <Li> Lieutenant General ( France ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Battles / wars </Th> <Td> <P> American Revolutionary War </P> <Ul> <Li> Battle of Brandywine </Li> <Li> Battle of Gloucester </Li> <Li> Valley Forge </Li> <Li> Battle of Barren Hill </Li> <Li> Battle of Rhode Island </Li> <Li> Battle of Monmouth </Li> <Li> Battle of Green Spring </Li> <Li> Siege of Yorktown </Li> </Ul> <P> French Revolution </P> <Ul> <Li> The March on Versailles </Li> <Li> Day of Daggers </Li> <Li> Champ de Mars massacre </Li> </Ul> War of the First Coalition July Revolution </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Order of Saint Louis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse ( s ) </Th> <Td> Adrienne de Noailles ( m . 1774 ; d . 1807 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> 4 , including Georges Washington </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other work </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Politician </Li> <Li> Estates General ( Auvergne ) </Li> <Li> Member of the National Assembly </Li> <Li> Chamber of Representatives </Li> <Li> Chamber of Deputies </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Marquis de Lafayette </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Lafayette as a lieutenant general , in 1791 . Portrait by Joseph - Désiré Court . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Birth name </Th> <Td> Marie - Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nickname ( s ) </Th> <Td> The Hero of the Two Worlds ( Le Héros des Deux Mondes in French ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> ( 1757 - 09 - 06 ) 6 September 1757 Chavaniac , France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 20 May 1834 ( 1834 - 05 - 20 ) ( aged 76 ) Paris , France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Buried </Th> <Td> Picpus Cemetery </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Allegiance </Th> <Td> Kingdom of France ( 1771 -- 1777 , 1781 -- 1791 ) United States of America ( 1777 -- 1781 ) Kingdom of France ( 1791 -- 1792 ) French First Republic Kingdom of France ( 1830 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Service / branch </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> French Army </Li> <Li> Continental Army </Li> <Li> National Guard </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years of service </Th> <Td> 1771 -- 1792 1830 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Major General ( U.S. ) </Li> <Li> Lieutenant General ( France ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Battles / wars </Th> <Td> <P> American Revolutionary War </P> <Ul> <Li> Battle of Brandywine </Li> <Li> Battle of Gloucester </Li> <Li> Valley Forge </Li> <Li> Battle of Barren Hill </Li> <Li> Battle of Rhode Island </Li> <Li> Battle of Monmouth </Li> <Li> Battle of Green Spring </Li> <Li> Siege of Yorktown </Li> </Ul> <P> French Revolution </P> <Ul> <Li> The March on Versailles </Li> <Li> Day of Daggers </Li> <Li> Champ de Mars massacre </Li> </Ul> War of the First Coalition July Revolution </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Order of Saint Louis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse ( s ) </Th> <Td> Adrienne de Noailles ( m . 1774 ; d . 1807 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> 4 , including Georges Washington </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other work </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Politician </Li> <Li> Estates General ( Auvergne ) </Li> <Li> Member of the National Assembly </Li> <Li> Chamber of Representatives </Li> <Li> Chamber of Deputies </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who was a french aristocrat and military officer who served as a general in the continental army
who was a french aristocrat and military officer who served as a general in the continental army
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette