1: In 1780 , the original Hermione was assigned to a French nobleman , who fought as a general in George Washington 's army against the British . 2: Lafayette , who had been wounded in the Revolutionary War had gone back to his homeland to lobby on behalf of Washington , who was also one of his close friends . 3: The original fought with American colonists against the British in the Revolutionary War .
1: George Washington 's army against the British 2: the Revolutionary War 3: American colonists against the British in the Revolutionary War