Marquess de la Fayette at the conclusion of
Marquess de la Fayette at the conclusion of the Yorktown Campaign in 1781. La Fayette wears a Continential Army uniform, stands with his horse, held by James Armistead. La Fayette points to a battle scene, the assault on British Redoubt #9, during the Siege of Yorktown, Oct. 14, 1781. James Armistead, was an enlisted African American slave-soldier who served as a valet and spy
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13124375
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45380393
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2296px x 3000px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Courtesy Everett Collection
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1780s Armistead Attendant Bstp Continential Enlisted Enslaved Hand-colored Lafayette Lcgr1904 Lcgr2019 Valet Yorktown
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