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Charles Lee (Cheshire, 6 de febrero de 1732 – Filadelfia, Pensilvania; 2 de octubre de 1782) fue un soldado británico que sirvió como general del Ejército Continental durante la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos.
Charles Lee (28 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. He also served earlier in the British Army during the Seven Years War.
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.
Charles Lee. Militar inglés. Participó en la Guerra francesa y la Guerra de Independencia estadounidense . Sumario. 1 Síntesis biográfica. 1.1 Trayectoria militar. 1.2 Muerte. 2 Fuente. Síntesis biográfica. Nació en Inglaterra en 1731. Trayectoria militar.
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4 de ene. de 2021 · Six miles away, Major General Charles Lee’s vanguard of roughly 5000 men was just about to throw itself at the British rearguard north of Monmouth Court House. Washington had ridden ahead of the main body toward the sounds of musket fire in the distance.
Lee proved his worth to his adopted cause by preparing the defenses of New York City and then overseeing the mobilization of the Southern colonies. The British capture of New York in the fall of 1776 shook confidence in Washington’s generalship, and Lee aligned himself with his commander’s critics.
A former British Army officer, Charles Lee retired from that service shortly before he joined the American rebellion. At certain points he is believed to have sought to supplant George Washington and take command of the Continental Army. Lee and Washington came into direct confrontation during the Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778.
