The Marquis de Lafayette helped George Washington during the American Revolution by capturing British forts along the Mississippi River. refusing to participate in the siege of Yorktown. convincing Fr

The Marquis de Lafayette helped George Washington during the American Revolution by capturing British forts along the Mississippi River. refusing to participate in the siege of Yorktown. convincing France to send 6,000 soldiers to help the colonists. volunteering to join the British Army as a spy.