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Charles Lee (6 February 1732 [O.S. 26 January 1731] – 2 October 1782) was a British-born American military officer who served as a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Learn about the traitors of the American Revolution, including Benedict Arnold, and the laws passed to punish them. Discover how the Revolutionary War divided families and how the Continental Army searched for turncoats.
ARTHUR LEE, A RADICAL VIRGINIAN IN LONDON, 1768-1776 by A. R. RIGGS* HISTORIANs are now reconsidering the American Revolution as an intellect-ual phenomenon, a rather prolonged dispute among men who took ideas seriously, wrote them down, and were prepared to act upon them. The ideological origins of the war itself have been explored most ...
14 lut 2020 · General Charles Lee was a leader during the American Revolution. He was second-in-command to General George Washington, and famously believed that he ought to have been given leadership of the army. He criticized Washington’s decisions and openly attacked his reputation.
Charles Lee (February 6, 1732 - October 2, 1782) was a Major General in the American Revolutionary War. He was second-in-command to General George Washington, though he was known for his efforts to undermine General Washington.
early historians condemned Lee as a traitor, later studies have brought into question his conviction and seek to give him credit as a father of the Revolution.
12 gru 2020 · Lee was eccentric and erratic, but was by far the American commander with the most military experience and knowledge at this early stage in the conflict, as Washington had admitted. This could not, however, protect Lee from the enemy.
