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The 14 pages that link to Marquis de Lafayette, each with the reason it gives.

• American RevolutionRelated: His service and influence strengthened military and political ties with France.

• American Revolutionary WarRelated: He connected American military efforts with French support and personnel.

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the CitizenRelated: Lafayette presented an early draft, drawing on revolutionary rights debates across the Atlantic.

• July RevolutionRelated: His support helped present Louis-Philippe’s accession as a constitutional settlement.

• Continental ArmyRelated: His service helped connect the army’s cause with French military and political support.

• Storming of the BastilleRelated: As a revolutionary authority in Paris, he helped manage the aftermath of the fortress's capture.

• Siege of YorktownRelated: His forces monitored Cornwallis in Virginia and helped prevent his escape before the siege.

• National Guard (France)Related: Lafayette became the first commander and shaped the Guard's early identity.

• Women's March on VersaillesRelated: He led National Guard forces to Versailles alongside the marchers.

• Battle of BrandywineRelated: He was wounded while fighting at Brandywine, his first battle in the war.

• Flag of FranceRelated: Lafayette is associated with proposing the cockade’s combination of Parisian blue and red with white.

• Pierre-Augustin HulinRelated: Lafayette led the National Guard after Hulin’s role in the Bastille’s capture.

• Honoré Gabriel RiquetiRelated: Lafayette and Mirabeau were prominent constitutional monarchists but differed over political tactics and royal policy.

• Pierre-Augustin de BeaumarchaisRelated: Lafayette belonged to the revolutionary Atlantic world in which Beaumarchais operated as an agent.