Marquis de Lafayette

(1757-1834) French teenager who volunteered to help fight for the Colonial cause in the American Revolution (served as an important aide to George Washington)

Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, Lafayette (initially the Marquis de Lafayette till June 1790) (September 6, 1757 –  May 20, 1834) was a French military officer and former aristocrat who participated in both the American and French  revolutions. He permanently renounced the title "Marquis" before the French National Assembly in June, 1790.). Even though he was already adopted by George Washington, he was twice granted Honorary Citizenship of the United States, first in 1824 (along with his descendants in perpetuity), and again, posthumously in 2002; one of only six specific persons so honored
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Noun
1. French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
(synonym) Lafayette, La Fayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier
(hypernym) soldier

n. Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), French soldier and politician who served in the American Revolutionary Army and in the French revolutions of 1789 and 1830