Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Lafayette Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Follow Lafayette through 47 dated historical records for France.

Lafayette, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

47Distinct records
2 of 2Page
1792–1792Years on this page

1792

Siege of Paris

Marquis · Commander of Army of the North · Paris · Warfare / Revolutionary Wars

The Tuileries is stormed by the Paris mob

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1792-1792

Commander of Army of the North

Marquis · Commander of Army of the North · Revolution / Revolution of France

Appointed Comander of the Northern Army

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1792-1792

Commander of Army of the North

Marquis · Commander of Army of the North · Revolution / Revolution of France

Lafayette was appointed commander of the Army of the North.

Role range: 1789-1792 – 1792-1792

Commander of Army of the North

Marquis · Commander of Army of the North · Warfare / Military

Appointed Comander of the Northern Army

Battle of Mons

Marquis · Commander of Army of the North · Mons · Warfare / Revolutionary Wars

The French are forced to retreat after the Battle of Mons

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1792-1792

Battle of Tournai

Marquis · Commander of Army of the North · Tournai · Warfare / Revolutionary Wars

The French are forced to retreat

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1792-1792

Revolutionary French Troops Cross Frontier

Flanders · Revolution / Revolution of France

French forces attempted an offensive into the Austrian Netherlands at the beginning of the War of the First Coalition.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.