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Excerpt from The Expedition of Lafayette Against Arnold: A Paper Read Before the Maryland Historical Society, January 14th, 1878
Lafayette immediately on his arrival at Phila delphia, in July, 1777, placed himself at the dis posal of Congress upon two conditions, Viz: of serving without pay and as a, volunteer. Not withstanding the prejudice entertained by the Americans against the pretensions of the French officers who were already in service, and dis regarding the extreme youth of the young noble man who had just completed his twentieth year, Congress touched by the generosity of the proposaland impressed by the importance of the acquisition of a name so illustrious in its history and connec tions, ' by a resolution of the 31st July, 1777, in which they expressly state these reasons for their action, gaye him the rank and commission of Major General in the army of the United States.
Presented to Washington at a Congressional dinner, he was at once distinguished by him, attached to head-quarters and made a part of the military family of the commander-in-chief. Following Washington through the whole of the campaign of this year, he was wounded in the leg at the battle of the Brandywine, and narrowly escaped capture in the disorderly rout of the American troops.
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