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21 de abr. de 2021 · Henry Lee III. Henry Lee III was a 20-year-old Princeton graduate when he joined the Continental Army. Lee was given command of the Virginia Dragoons, a cavalry unit. Henry would eventually make his way up to Lieutenant Colonel, earning the nickname ‘Light Horse Harry’ along the way. Henry participated in several important battles ...
Lee was a major general in the Continental Army, member of the Continental Congress, governor of Virginia, father of the famous Civil War general Robert E. Lee, and close friend of George Washington. Following Washington’s death on December 14, 1799, the Sixth Congress commissioned Lee, his brother in arms, to write a moving eulogy.
16 de jun. de 2021 · The combined military resume between Robert E. Lee and his father, Henry Lee III, proves quite lengthy. At the Revolutionary War’s onset, Henry had already earned a reputation for horsemanship, thus gaining the moniker “Light Horse Harry.” Serving as a major, he took command of a mixed cavalry and infantry corps that went by “Lee’s ...
Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee III V. Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee III. Birth. 29 Jan 1756. Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, USA. Death. 25 Mar 1818 (aged 62) Dungeness, Camden County, Georgia, USA. Burial.
Henry Lee (born Jan. 29, 1756, Prince William county, Va. [U.S.]—died March 25, 1818, Cumberland Island, Ga., U.S.) was an American cavalry officer during the American Revolution. He was the father of Robert E. Lee and the author of the resolution passed by Congress upon the death of George Washington containing the celebrated apothegm ...
Henry Lee III (29 de enero de 1756-25 de marzo de 1818) fue uno de los primeros patriotas americanos, ejerció como noveno gobernador de Virginia y como representante de Virginia en el Congreso de Estados Unidos. Durante la Revolución Americana, Lee sirvió como oficial de caballería en el Ejército Continental y se ganó el sobrenombre de ...
Henry Lee III gained fame by leading fast-moving forces in partisan warfare. He moved from the Virginia forces to the Continental Army in 1777, serving in the First Regiment of Light Dragoons. In 1778 the Continental Congress gave him command of a legion, a mixed group of cavalry and infantry.
