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SMA nutrition, pioneering baby nutrition since 1919. Hello and thank you for joining the American Revolution.

Today episode 149 Lafayette comes to America.

In late July 1777, the Continental Congress

was worried about the Northern British Army

that had just captured Fort Ticonderoga and was marching southward toward New York City.

The main Continental Army was still waiting for the larger British Army in New York City

to make its move, most likely against Philadelphia.

At this same time, a 19-year-old boy arrived in Philadelphia speaking almost no English. He asked Congress to commission him as a major general in the Continental Army.

I mentioned a few weeks ago that the Marquis de Lafayette had received a commission at the end of July.

But how this came to pass deserves a little more background.

Lafayette is probably one of the most recognized names from the revolution.

How a teenager not only gained such a high military command and became one of the most famous

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