250th anniversary: The Second Continental Congress passed a resolution commissioning the Marquis...
History · Anniversaries · Sat, July 31, 2027
1777: The Second Continental Congress passed a resolution commissioning the Marquis de Lafayette (pictured) as a major general in the American revolutionary forces.
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