Ever wondered why there are so few streets, if any, called rue/ boulevard/avenue
Lafayette in
France ? Because in France, the
marquis is seen as an asshole, not as a
national hero.
When returned to France, three days after
Bastille Day, July 17, 1791, on the
Champ de Mars (Where today the
Eiffel tower stands), he had his army shoot the crowds demanding that the King be dethroned.
In
1792, when
the king was arrested, he plotted to march on
Paris with his army and to save the
monarchy. He was forced to
emigrate for ten years. One month later, the
first Republic was proclaimed