Lafayette’s division

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Continental Army unit infantry division military unit

Lafayette’s division was a Continental Army unit commanded by the Marquis de Lafayette that played a key role in the American victory at the Siege of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War.

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Continental Army unit → infantry division → military unit →
allegiance	Continental Congress →
associatedWith	French-American cooperation in the Revolutionary War →
branch	Continental Army infantry →
campaign	Yorktown campaign →
commander	Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette →
commanderRank	major general →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
cooperatedWith	French Army units at Yorktown →
country	United States →
engagedAgainst	British positions around Yorktown →
engagedIn	operations leading up to the Siege of Yorktown →
historicalSignificance	helped secure decisive American victory leading to British negotiations for peace →
locationDuringYorktown	Yorktown, Virginia →
namedAfter	Marquis de Lafayette →
notableCommander	Marquis de Lafayette →
notableFor	contributing to the encirclement of British forces at Yorktown → service under a French nobleman in American service →
opposed	British Army → forces of Charles Cornwallis →
participatedIn	Siege of Yorktown →
partOf	Continental Army →
roleInConflict	key role in American victory at the Siege of Yorktown →
sideInConflict	Patriot forces →
supported	George Washington’s main army at Yorktown →
supportedBy	French forces under Comte de Rochambeau →
theater	Virginia campaign →
timePeriod	late stages of the American Revolutionary War →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Siege of Yorktown →	notableUnit