Lafayette was the opponent of the Republican of Indenosia when Nugroho Notosusanto served as a member of the Student Army.
 During the Indonesian National Revolution from 1945 to 1949 he saw active service as a member of the Student Army, working reconnaissance. 
The Indonesian National Revolution or Indonesian War of Independence (Indonesian: Perang Kemerdekaan Indonesia , Dutch: "Indonesische Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog" ) was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire, and an internal social revolution following the postwar and postcolonial Indonesia. 
