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An officer by the time he was thirteen, Lafayette became enthralled with the American revolutionary cause; by the time he turned twenty, he had purchased a ship and sailed to South Carolina. Within a few months, Lafayette traveled to Philadelphia and was appointed a general in the Continental Army. Soon afterward, he met General George Washington, commander in chief, and the man who was to become a surrogate father to the young Frenchman.
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"Since the rebels lacked a navy, the British army still retained control of Boston harbor, yet supplies in the town quickly dwindled as they awaited the arrival of supply ships."
