Lafayette, We Come!

Born into the ancient chateau of Chavaniac in the rugged Auvergne hills, the young Marquis de Lafayette inherited a legacy of noble blood and a fierce regional pride. Orphaned before he could speak his first words—his father fell in the Seven Years’ War—he grew up amidst stone walls and stories of honor, learning that freedom had long been a family calling. Surrounded by a landscape that prized independence, the restless teenager developed a conviction that liberty was worth any sacrifice.

At just nineteen, Lafayette answered a distant cry for help, leaving his French estate to sail for the American colonies where the fight for independence was just beginning. In the bustling streets of Boston and the smoky tents of the Continental army, his youthful idealism found allies in figures like George Washington, forging a bond that would echo across history. Listeners will discover how a single young man’s daring leap across the Atlantic sparked a partnership rooted in shared hopes for liberty, equality, and fraternity.