The Marquis de Lafayette, the leader of leader of the Garde Nationale during the French Revolution era, was born in Chavaniac on 6 September 1757. Lafayette led an utterly amazing life and, in addition to his role during the French Revolution, he was also a general in the American War of Independence. The Archive contains scores of fascinating stories about Lafayette. To give you a taste of his derring-do life and the historic events in which was a leading figure, …