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Lafayette Birthplace Statue

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Details:

In a small park near the town hall (Mairie). Statue


A brass statue atop a sone base with an inscription.

The statue remembers General Lafayette who was born in this town in 1757.

Monument Text:

The text is written in French and reads:


GENERAL 
LAFAYETTE

commandant

de la  garde
nationale

1757-1834


Translation:  Commander of the National Guard

Commemorates:

People:

Marquis de (Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier) Lafayette

Units:

United States Army

Wars:

American Revolutionary War

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