As the U.S. competes against France during the Paris Olympics, there was a time when we fought for the same cause, on American soil.
And we met a man who embodies the connections Boston has with France: the Marquis de Lafayette, a key ally of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
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We went to the city's Freedom Trail to hear from the man himself — watch the marquis tell you his full story in the video atop atop this story.
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