Marquis de Lafayette: The Hero No One Knows

                                                           By B

Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Marquis de Lafayette was born in 1757 to a rich family in France.  Both his parents died when he was young, so he was raised by his grandmother.
     When he grew older, he learned about America and their fight for freedom.  He knew that the King of France would not let him go, so he snuck onto a ship and sailed to America.
     There he met George Washington, and they became great friends.
     Lafayette fought many battles in the Revolutionary War.  He was appointed major general.  In one battle, Lafayette got wounded.  George Washington told the doctor, "Take charge of him as if he were my own son, for I love him with the same affection."
     Later, when Lafayette was older, he returned to America.  Everyone treated him like a hero!
     When Lafayette died, he was buried in some American soil he had brought back from America.
     Lafayette was a true hero!