Marquis de Lafayette, Siege of Yorktown, 1781
Entitled: "Marquis de Lafayette, wearing uniform and holding two swords in left hand while directing American troops during the battle at Yorktown; a black soldier holds his horse." Marquis de Lafayette (September 6, 1757 - May 20, 1834) was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought for the US in the American Revolutionary War. The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, ending on October 19, 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in the North American theater, as the surrender by Cornwallis, and the capture of both him and his army, prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict. The battle boosted faltering American morale and revived French enthusiasm for the war. Lafayette was also a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830. He helped write the "Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen", with the assistance of Thomas Jefferson. Lafayette died in 1834, at the age of 76. For his accomplishments in the service of both France and the US, he is sometimes known as "The Hero of the Two Worlds". Published by Albrier and Senefelder, circa 1820s. This image has been color enhanced.
Size: 3215px × 4200px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: -, 1781, 18th, 19th, african-american, american, aristocrat, army, art, artwork, battle, battlefield, campaign, century, color, color-enhanced, colorization, colorized, continental, de, du, enhanced, enhancement, european, event, famous, figure, french, gilbert, hero, historic, historical, history, horse, illustration, important, independence, july, lafayette, lithograph, marie-joseph, marquis, military, motier, notable, officer, paul, people, person, personalities, personality, portrait, revolution, revolutionary, roch, siege, soldier, surrender, war, worlds, yorktown, yves
