The Marquis de Lafayette (Sept 6, 1757 – May 29, 1834) was a French aristocrat, military officer, politician and liberal ...

The granite monument honors James Armistead Lafayette, who is believed to have been a double agent during the Revolutionary War.

The Revolutionary War, while not nearly as deadly as the Civil War, was still vicious. Two percent of American soldiers were killed in combat, a greater percentage than in World War I, World War ...

Adams knew the American Revolution had ... to a British fleet of 30,000 soldiers and Hessian mercenaries, German soldiers-for-hire. A crucial turning point in the war came at the end of 1777 ...