the frigate of enlightenment

On march 10th, 1780,

a young man of 23, on a secret mission, embarked on an ship bound for America, to break the news of imminent French military support to George Washington. A passenger of the frigate "L'Hermione", Gilbert Motier, marquis de La Fayette was bringing a breath of liberty to the New Continent "Insurgents"....

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