Lafayette and the American Revolution

“He devoted himself, his life, his fortune, his hereditary honors,his towering ambition. His splendid hopes, all to the cause of liberty.” Quincy Adams once said about the Marquis de Lafayette. America would not have won the war without the help of Lafayette because he was an advisor and confidant to George Washington, he was a general that successfully led the soldiers, and he helped end the war and sign the treaty.
The Marquis de Lafayette assisted George Washington throughout the Revolutionary War. When Lafayette first came to America, Washington was expecting him to be a loud mouthed teenager. Surprisingly, the complete opposite of what Washington expected. Five days after Lafayette arrived, he got the chance to have dinner with George Washington. Almost instantly, they became friends, and from that point on, their friendship grew quickly. This friendship was much different than Washingtons many other relationships. In fact, people questioned how Lafayette got so close to Washington and how he got Washington to trust and rely on him in such a crucial time period to America. Some of Lafayettes biographers have come up with a theory that Washington saw Lafayette as the son he never had, and Lafayette found in Washington his long-lost father. Lafayette helped him even when it came to just boosting up his confidence. He once said, “In my idea George Washington is the greatest man; for I look upon him as the most virtuous.” They also functioned well together; they would plan attacks together and give each other feedback on what could be improved. One of George Washington's generals, George Athan Billias explained, “Lafayette avoided the factions jealous of Washington because he recognized that Washington was the Revolution and that should be reduced in power or replaced, the whole cause would collapse.” Lafayette saw this and immediately respected Washington for it. Due to Lafayettes relationship with George Washington, he was able to become a commander with the