<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution" id="mwbg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="French Revolution">French Revolution</a>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette" id="mwbw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette">Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette</a>, is named by acclamation <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_General" id="mwcA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Colonel General">Colonel General</a> of the new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_(France)" id="mwcQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="National Guard (France)">National Guard</a> of Paris.