Noun
French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
Source: WordNetSchama 2004, p.481 The incident cost La Fayette and his National Guard much public support. Source: Internet
Over the objections of La Fayette and his allies, the king was given a suspensive veto allowing him to veto any laws for a period of four years. Source: Internet
The increasingly middle-class National Guard under La Fayette also slowly emerged as a power in its own right, as did other self-generated assemblies. Source: Internet
These were also constantly supported by the Corsairs of the French Aéronavale, which flew very intensive operations: for example, although the French carrier La Fayette developed catapult problems, no less than 40 combat sorties were completed. Source: Internet