The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in the United States at Staten Island on Sunday, August 15,1824 and was greeted with a thirteen gun salute from the batteries at Fort Lafayette, accompanied by numerous additional cannon volleys from U.S. Navy and merchant ships in harbor.
The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in the United States at Staten Island on Sunday, August 15,1824. The Marquis de Lafayette was greeted with a thirteen gun salute from the batteries at Fort Lafayette. Fort Lafayette was accompanied by numerous additional cannon volleys from U.S. Navy in harbor. Fort Lafayette was accompanied by numerous additional cannon volleys from merchant ships in harbor.