Marquis de Lafayette's Timeline: Life, Photos, and Key Events
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in 1768
in Paris
part of the University of Paris, and it was decided that he would carry on the family martial tradition
on 5/15/1771
with the rank of sous-lieutenant.His duties, which included marching in military parades and presenting himself to King Louis, were mostly ceremonial and he continued his studies as usual.
in 1780
The young Marquis de Lafayette wears the uniform of a major general of the Continental Army. Painting by Charles Willson Peale
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