Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (1757 – 1834) often known as simply Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer born in south central France. During the American Revolutionary War, Lafayette served as a Major-General in the Continental Army under George Washington.
Blocked by British spies who learned of his support for the Patriots, Lafayette disguised himself as a woman to board a ship to America in 1777. He later recounted this to the Assassin Connor while camping in Valley Forge that winter.
On June 28, 1778, Lafayette led a battalion during the battle of Monmouth, when he was given strange orders by Charles Lee to advance into enemy lines without sufficient numbers. Connor deduced Lee was trying to make Washington appear incompetent.
In 1781, Lafayette visited the Davenport Homestead to help Connor gather a fleet to breach Fort George in New York. After Connor gained the the French Navy's support, Lafayette met with him and Stephane Chapheau underground and showed them a tunnel into the military district, so Connor could assassinate Lee in the midst of the bombardment.
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