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4 days ago · 1. On to Yorktown Marker. Inscription. On February 29, 1781 George Washington ordered the Marquis de Lafayette with 1,200 men from newly-established Light Infantry Corps to Virginia to counter Benedict Arnold's raids around Richmond. Lafayette arrived at the Head of Elk on March 3, and embarked his Force at Plum Point on March 8 for Annapolis.
1 day ago · The Orange Line is a rapid transit line operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) as part of the MBTA subway system. The line runs south on the surface from Oak Grove station in Malden, Massachusetts through Malden and Medford, paralleling the Haverhill Line, then crosses the Mystic River on a bridge into Somerville, then into Charlestown.
1 day ago · Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, French Marquis who became a Continental Army general. Served without pay, brought a ship to America, outfitted for war, provided clothing and other provisions for the patriot cause, all at his own expense.
4 days ago · WATCH: New marker unveiled highlighting Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Fredericksburg. by Ted Schubel | May 24, 2024 | Fredericksburg, History, Ted Schubel. A marker highligting the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit in 1824 was unveiled in front of the Fredericksburg Area Museum on Princess Anne Street.
1 day ago · Washington and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette rushed to Philadelphia to engage Howe. In the Battle of Brandywine, on September 11, 1777, Howe outmaneuvered Washington and marched unopposed into the nation's capital at Philadelphia. A Patriot attack failed against the British at Germantown in October.
5 days ago · CATHY DYSON The Free Lance-Star. The dedication of a historical marker and a lecture that explains Fredericksburg’s role in the farewell tour of the Marquis de Lafayette, who in 1824 was the last surviving major general of the Revolutionary War, are taking place today in downtown Fredericksburg.
5 days ago · by Adele Uphaus. MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT. Long after the parties and celebrations commemorating the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Fredericksburg are over, the marker unveiled in front of the Fredericksburg Area Museum on Thursday will remain.
