Lafayette,
Marquis de (born Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier) 1757-1834; Fr. general & statesman: served (1777-81) in the Continental army in the American Revolution
city in SC La.: pop. 110,000
See Lafayette in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lăfˌē-ĕtˈ, läˌfē-, -fä-)
A city of west-central Indiana on the Wabash River northwest of Indianapolis. It is the seat of Purdue University (founded 1869). Population: 61,200.
A city of south-central Louisiana west-southwest of Baton Rouge. Settled by Acadians, it is a commercial and shipping center. Population: 114,000.
, Marquis Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de 1757-1834.
French soldier and politician who served on George Washington's staff in the American Revolution. In France he also took part in the 1789 and 1830 revolutions.