| |
| | Charles Lee |
 | | LEE, Charles, soldier, born in Dernhall, Cheshire, England, in 1731; died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2 October, 1782. |
 | | Lee was taken to New York and confined in the city hall, where he was courteously treated, but he well understood that his life was in danger in case the British government should regard him as a deserter from the army. |
 | | Lee's extraordinary conduct in failing to grasp the opportunity that all believed within his reach excited indignant comment among officers and soldiers, and he now wrote two angry letters to the commander-in-chief, to which Washington replied by placing him under arrest, he was tried by court-martial on three charges: 1. |
| www.famousamericans.net /charleslee (4238 words) |
|