Marquis de Lafayette was the heart of France beating for American freedom—a young nobleman who gave up privilege, crossed an ocean, and pledged his life to the cause of liberty. Barely nineteen, he defied his king to stand beside Washington, not as a foreigner, but as a brother-in-arms. He fought with honor at Brandywine, endured the winter at Valley Forge, and led troops to triumph at Yorktown. More than a soldier, Lafayette was a bridge between nations—a symbol that the fight for freedom knew no borders. With fire in his blood and freedom in his soul, he proved that revolution is not just born of land, but of loyalty, sacrifice, and love for an ideal greater than oneself.
