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Lee, Charles, 1731-1782

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Personal name headingLee, Charles, 1731-1782
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Variant(s)Lee, Charles, 1732-1782
Associated countryPortugal Poland
LocatedVirginia
Birth date[1731,1732]
Death date1782-10-02
Place of birthChester (England)
Place of deathPhiladelphia (Pa.)
Field of activityMilitary art and science
AffiliationGreat Britain. Army
United States. Army
Profession or occupationGenerals Armed forces--Officers Soldiers
Found inHis General Lee's letter to General Burgoyne ... 1770.
General Charles Lee, 1951: p. 312 (baptismal record: "Charles, son of Coll. John Ley was baptized on ye twenty sixt day of January 1731/2." Date given is Old Style (Julian calendar); birthdate commonly given as 1731; b. in late 1731 or in early 1732 New Style (Gregorian calendar))
Oxford DNB, 2004: p. 53 (Lee, Charles (1732-1782) b. on 26 Jan. 1732 in Chester)
Papas, Phillip. Renegade revolutionary, 2014: title-page (General Charles Lee) page 17 (born December 1731)
American national biography online, September 29, 2014 (January 26, 1731-October 2, 1782; son of British officer John Lee and Isabella Bunbury; fought in the French and Indian Wars; was promoted to major in 1761; also fought in Portugal and Poland; had an argumentative and outspoken nature that kept him from advancement in the British army; returned to America in 1773; traveled through the colonies and was an advocate for American independence; was welcomed by patriots such as Washington and Adams for his military abilities; joined Continental Army in 1775 as second major general, fought brilliantly; his defeat at Fort Washington in Manhattan caused a falling-out with George Washington late in 1776; captured and held in New York for 16 months; rejoined the Continental Army with reluctance; at the Battle of Monmouth in 1778, his forces retreated in disorder, which caused Washington to accuse him of disobeying orders; was court-martialed and found guilty; forcefully protested his innocence and abused Washington in letters; fought several duels; was not officially expelled from the Army until 1780; retired to his home in Virginia; died of illness while on a trip to Philadelphia, buried in the graveyard of Christ Church)
Associated languageeng