Many people admired Lafayette; he was a great importance to the Frenchmen and the Americans. However later in life his radicalization took over his actions.
Lafayette was one of the most powerful men in France from 1789-1791. He favored the Abolishment of titles and form of criminal procedures, religious toleration and political rights for free blacks. Everyone didn't think fondly of Lafayette, at one time he was attacked by a royalist as a revolutionary and by radicals as a moderate. However Lafayette was a hero to some he rescued Queen Antoinette from the mob that stormed the palace of Versailles on October 5, 1789.
The first introductions Lafayette had to America was at a dinner in 1775 which Lafayette came into contact with the duke of Gloucester who spoke on sympathy of the struggle on the colonies. Lafayette made plans to travel to America. Finally they were on their way to America without any delays. They set up journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Lafayette came to help Americans in resolving their endeavor to secure independence. He landed in Charleston, South Carolina on June 13, 1777. Lafayette so impressed the Americans that the America s appointed him major general without pay on July 31st. One American in particular was close to Lafayette and his name was George Washington. The developed a father son relationship that would help him and teach him how to make it in America. He became loyal and stuck by George Washington. .
After a careful study of the supplies Lafayette found that essential things were lacking he also found out that Governor Clinton wasn't enthusiastic about the invasion on America. Finally Lafayette stated that the conditions were horrible and that there were no funds without any prospects of improvement. March 1778 congress passed a resolution in Lafayette's favor because they knew that the conclusions he had made were correct. The congress entertained a high sense of his prudence, activity and zeal that they are fully persuaded nothing has or would have been wanting on his part or on the part of the officers who accompanied him, to give the expedition the utmost possible effect.