On September 5, 1789, a large-scale riot broke out in the Lyon region of south-west France, which occurred unusually suddenly, from the sound of gunfire in the city to the mob surrounding the town hall, which took just over two hours.
When Gérard, the mayor of Lyon, saw the mob surrounding the town hall, he asked his assistant with some trembling: "Are these mobs trying to rebel?"
"No, Your Excellency, this is a revolution!"...
Later, the mob stormed the town hall and arrested the Lyon zhèngfu officials, led by the mayor Géral, and while the people were celebrating Lyon's victory, an unexpected person appeared at the door of the Lyon town hall: Gilbert, Marquis de Lafayette?
Morality?
Mortier.
Speaking of this Marquis de Lafayette, he can really be said to be a legend.
Lafayette was born in 1757 in the Haute-Loire Havalac, and grew up in the mountainous Auvino region of France.
His family origins are said to date back to the time of Caesar in the Roman Empire.
When Lafayette was 2 years old, his father was killed by a British cannon at the Battle of Minden in 1759, and at the age of 13, his mother and grandmother died.
He was educated with his aunt and two priests, and later went to the Lycée Louis the Great.
On April 9, 1771, at the age of 14, Lafayette followed in the footsteps of his grandfather and father and joined the French Army.
When Lafayette learned in April 1776 that the British people in the Thirteen Colonies of the North American continent had revolted against the British monarchy, the nineteen-year-old boy immediately became enthusiastic.
At that time, Lafayette was influenced by the domestic minzhu enlightenment ideas, although he inherited an old aristocratic family, but this did not affect his love for minzhu, equality, and ziyou.
And.
In Lafayette's mind, the English were always his enemies, and it was said above that his father died at the hands of the English when he was two years old.
Whatever the goal, Lafayette was determined to travel to North America to help the people there rebel against the tyranny of the British.
As an ancient family with hundreds of years of history, Lafayette has a huge fortune in his hands.
With the money in hand, the young Marquis bought a warship and recruited a large number of men, and he decided to set sail to the mainland to fight the British.
What Lafayette did did not hide from the eyes and ears of the British.
As the head of a family ranked among the top in France, Lafayette's actions could not be concealed at all, and his actions were too big, after all, besides Lafayette, what nineteen-year-old boy could take a huge amount of money to buy warships and recruit men.
He is not very old and not a big official.
Lots of money.
Fame was great (thanks to the fame of the family, his actions were discovered by the British.
At that time, France had not yet declared war on Britain, and the British ambassador immediately intervened with France to stop Lafayette's trip to North America.
In fact, at that time, there were many French people like Lafayette who helped the United States fight the British, and there were also many who secretly sold to the United States, and the British were very angry, just taking advantage of the Marquis Lafayette's affairs.
Knock France on why not.
Louis XVI saved the face of the British and ordered Lafayette to leave the port.
But it's clear.
Lafayette did not take Louis XVI's orders to heart, and he continued to recruit warriors and sailors as he should.
In the face of the dissuasion, coupled with the outcry of the British, Louis XVI ordered Lafayette to be arrested.
But who knows whether it was a real catch or a fake catch, Lafayette still ran away in the boat.
The British sent two warships in pursuit, but they did not catch up.
After a two-month voyage, in June 1777, Lafayette's ship landed in the United States.
Thus participating in the Duli War in North America.
On July 31, 1777, the Continental Congress of Philadelphia made a decision: according to Lafayette's illustrious family history, Lafayette was awarded the rank of Major General of the Continental Army at the age of twenty.
This was the highest rank in the U.S.
Army at that time, because George Washington, as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, was only a major general.
Lafayette's first entry into the battle was at the Battle of Brandy on September 11, 1777, where he was wounded in the leg.
After returning from injury, he was given a division, which was the result of communication between Washington and the Continental Congress.
In 1778, Washington recognized Lafayette as his adopted son, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and one of the top billionaires on the North American continent.
It's not a shame to have Lafayette his adopted son!
While commanding an expedition to Rhode Island in August 1778, Lafayette received an official letter of commendation from the Continental Congress for his performance.
In the same year, North America and France formally signed an alliance on February 6, 1778, in which France declared war on Great Britain.
Lafayette asked to return home to consult Louis XVI on his future actions.
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On January 16, 1779, Lafayette left the United States, and upon his return to France, Louis XVI conferred the rank of colonel of the French cavalry on the American major general, and six months later he returned to North America with a French reinforcement.
After that, Lafayette's performance was very good, and his performance was recognized by all the North American people, but when the time came to October 1780, Lafayette's widowers were not happy, in fact, not only him, but most of the North American Continental Army, including Washington, were not happy, because the British got reinforcements from their ally Prussia!
In June 1782, Lafayette led 5,000 French troops to join Washington in the Battle of Philadelphia, which ended in defeat for the Continental Army and Washington himself was martyred.
When he heard the news of Washington's death, Lafayette's heart once again swelled with a fierce sense of hatred, and he led 5,000 French troops to attack the Prussian army formation desperately, but in the case that Washington was dead and the dragons were at the head of the group, Lafayette could only do everything in vain.
Although the North American War ended in the defeat of the colonies, when the discouraged Lafayette returned to France, he was greeted with a heroic welcome, and although the war was lost, what he did was known to all the French.
Louis XVI received Lafayette at the Palace of Versailles and promoted him to the rank of brigadier general.
It stands to reason that what is not satisfied with such a wealthy person who has already gained a very high social status and popularity?
In his close association with Washington, Lafayette was deeply influenced by Washington's Ziyouism and conservative political theory, and after returning to France, in the face of serious social contradictions in the country, Lafayette desperately hoped to change France through his own strength!
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