Charles Lee (general), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Lee (general)

British military diplomat and general of the Continental Army during the American War of Independence

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1731

Place of Birth: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Oct-1782

Profession: military officer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Charles Lee (6 February 1732 [O.S.
26 January 1731] – 2 October 1782) served as a general of the Continental Army during the American War of Independence.
He also served earlier in the British Army during the Seven Years War.
He sold his commission after the Seven Years War and served for a time in the Polish army of King Stanislaus II. Lee moved to North America in 1773 and bought an estate in Virginia.
When the fighting broke out in the American War of Independence in 1775, he volunteered to serve with rebel forces.
Lee's ambitions to become Commander in Chief of the Continental Army were thwarted by the appointment of George Washington to that post. During 1776, forces under his command repulsed a British attempt to capture Charleston, which boosted his standing with the army and Congress.
Later that year, he was captured by British cavalry under Banastre Tarleton; he was held by the British as a prisoner until exchanged in 1778.
During the Battle of Monmouth later that year, Lee led an assault on the British that miscarried.
He was subsequently court-martialed and his military service brought to an end.
He died in Philadelphia in 1782.