A famous hero for the Americans, but not for the French alas. During the French Revolution, he fought with the monarchists and King Louis 16 against the people of France. He ordered shooting on the crowd and was responsible for many deaths. That's why, in France, history has put him a little aside.
Tark Z That is so untrue. When the king called the estates general for their “great depression “ it was organized in 3 categories. The clergy, the nobles, and everyone else. They each had one vote so you see it was biased Lafayette was one of the most liberal nobles and helped formed the National Assembly for the people and wrote their bill of rights. During the storming of the bastille he was made head of the new “national guard “. He was too naive if anything and a horrible politician. He thought it would be impossible for France to have an American style republic and pushed for a constitutional monarchy because it has deep entrenched things like the King, church, nobility.. America had none of that’s but being a moderate meant the loyalists labeled him a revolutionary while Robespierre and then labeled him a royalist. He made promises he couldn’t keep, like saying he’d keep the king and queen safe. When an angry mob stormed the palace he talked them down and saved their lives and promised the people they would stay. Then the king and queen tried fleeing in the middle of the night. You see where that is going. He never “ massacred “ people. The National Guard was there and back and forth led someone to fire and he didn’t personally and even ran to the front to stop it. Then while serving in Mets he found out they put a “warrant “ for his arrest for being a royalist (guillotine). So he fled and was arrested and jailed in Austria for being an “enemy to the king and revolutionary “. He was released later by Napoleon under the condition he stayed out of politics but he still couldn’t help himself by refusing to pledge allegiance to him. When he returned to politics eventually he stayed true to his beliefs. When Louis Philippe “the peoples king “ was put on the throne people waited to see if he got Lafayette’s approval. Power ended up corrupting the King like most people. He promised one thing and did another. Someone asked Lafayette about things asking if he was a fool, naive, etc and he said the things he has clung to haven’t Changed and that the liberty in America will one day save the world. He was offered to be dictator/King of France twice and twice said no. So maybe instead of spreading junk you look into the actual facts.
@Ally bee Very untrue. He embraced the constitutional monarchy that Louis established in regards to the Revolution. He never ordered to fire at the Champs de Mars crowd but it was rather mysterious of whom sent the order to fire, just like the Boston Massacre. He embraced the ideals of the Revolution in a moderate and rational way just like other royalists, the royalists that you think that were Absolutists and pro-Ancien Regime were ultraroyalists; Lafayette and Louis were not like them, but both were bad politicians.
quel bonheur et quelle emotion ,pour la veille de l,anniversaire de son déces . merci pour ce reportage VIVE LAFAYETTE
c'est amusant de voir que beaucoup de personnes ont du respect pour cet homme alors qu'ils détestent les français
one of hero of America MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE From FRANCE !
Marquis, in the van at long last!!
Hard to believe he is only 23 here, lol.
Wonderful re-enactment, hurrah, hurrah!!!
OMG, I
Oh, I get the coat shape now, so they could ride horses.
A famous hero for the Americans, but not for the French alas. During the French Revolution, he fought with the monarchists and King Louis 16 against the people of France. He ordered shooting on the crowd and was responsible for many deaths. That's why, in France, history has put him a little aside.
Tark Z That is so untrue. When the king called the estates general for their “great depression “ it was organized in 3 categories. The clergy, the nobles, and everyone else. They each had one vote so you see it was biased Lafayette was one of the most liberal nobles and helped formed the National Assembly for the people and wrote their bill of rights. During the storming of the bastille he was made head of the new “national guard “.
He was too naive if anything and a horrible politician. He thought it would be impossible for France to have an American style republic and pushed for a constitutional monarchy because it has deep entrenched things like the King, church, nobility.. America had none of that’s but being a moderate meant the loyalists labeled him a revolutionary while Robespierre and then labeled him a royalist.
He made promises he couldn’t keep, like saying he’d keep the king and queen safe. When an angry mob stormed the palace he talked them down and saved their lives and promised the people they would stay. Then the king and queen tried fleeing in the middle of the night. You see where that is going. He never “ massacred “ people. The National Guard was there and back and forth led someone to fire and he didn’t personally and even ran to the front to stop it. Then while serving in Mets he found out they put a “warrant “ for his arrest for being a royalist (guillotine). So he fled and was arrested and jailed in Austria for being an “enemy to the king and revolutionary “.
He was released later by Napoleon under the condition he stayed out of politics but he still couldn’t help himself by refusing to pledge allegiance to him. When he returned to politics eventually he stayed true to his beliefs. When Louis Philippe “the peoples king “ was put on the throne people waited to see if he got Lafayette’s approval. Power ended up corrupting the King like most people. He promised one thing and did another.
Someone asked Lafayette about things asking if he was a fool, naive, etc and he said the things he has clung to haven’t Changed and that the liberty in America will one day save the world.
He was offered to be dictator/King of France twice and twice said no. So maybe instead of spreading junk you look into the actual facts.
@Ally bee Very untrue. He embraced the constitutional monarchy that Louis established in regards to the Revolution. He never ordered to fire at the Champs de Mars crowd but it was rather mysterious of whom sent the order to fire, just like the Boston Massacre. He embraced the ideals of the Revolution in a moderate and rational way just like other royalists, the royalists that you think that were Absolutists and pro-Ancien Regime were ultraroyalists; Lafayette and Louis were not like them, but both were bad politicians.
@@marquisdelafayette1929 Well-said, m'sieur.
Hes too old to be Lafayette
He's never to old... He has eternal youth. ❤️