Black Past
Black Past: Lafayette, James Armistead (1760 1832)
A brief biography of James Lafayette reveals that he was a spy during the American Revolution. He fooled the likes of Benedict Arnold and General Cornwallis of Britain!
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Lafayette
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Lafayette by Alma Holman Burton, a fiction book for children.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris
Read about the siege of Yorktown and the inability of Cornwallis to be resupplied, resulting in his surrender of 8,000 British troops to General George Washington. The end of the Revolutionary War was finalized with the Treaty of Paris...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Lafayette
A celebrated general, born in Auvergne, France. Helped out the colonists in the American Revolution.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Lafayette
A French military officer who led the Garde Nationale during the French Revolution, as well as fought in the American Revolutionary War as a general.