Marquis De Lafayette was the famous and significant French military leader who served in the American Revolution War. He gathered numerous excellent qualities into one that attracted people to admire him. First of all, Lafayette was a wealthy orphan, who joined the Royal Army at the age of fourteen and married two years later; thus, these experiences contributed to his early quality of independent. Secondly, Lafayette was willing to help Americans fight for independence; although there was no payment for him, and the King and his family would against this action, his passion, self-reliance, and assertive urged this nineteen year old young man traveled to America with several French officers in 1777; even made him became the important adjutant …show more content…
He proposed his strategy to Washington and asked for command. As he wished, he took over the hot potato from an experienced man, General Lee, who accepted this change at first, but later on he changed his mind. Lafayette said if he could not find the enemy that day, he would resign the command back to General Lee; at last, he kept his promise. Moreover, Lafayette’s influential campaign had not removed his quality of modesty or patriotism. He had never forgotten his country, France; consequently, he returned with honor to America in the same year in October. He knew that he could not go back to the court until the King forgave him. It was uneasy for him to keep calm when his achievement was retreated by punishment of exile for eight days; finally, his great reactions affected the King to accept him. Furthermore, Lafayette served France whole- heartily; at the same time, he still concerned about the American Revolution and kept contact with Washington. He was so generous and passionate; he knew the Americans needed money, so he sent French troops and supplies to Washington; in addition, he sent additional troops by his private account for him to command on his return to America in