Charles Lee (general)
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Charles Lee was a British-born American army officer who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He also served earlier in the British Army during the Seven
Portrait of Lee
Lee as depicted in Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
General Lee on horseback
Lee was very fond of dogs, and was seldom seen without half a dozen at his heels.
Banastre Tarleton
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General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet, was a British military officer and politician. He was the leader of the British Legion during the southern campaign of the American War of Independence.
Charles Lee (general)
…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…
Detail from Joshua Reynolds 1782 portrait of Tarleton on his return to England
The Battle of Waxhaw Creek (29 May 1780), in Lancaster County, South Carolina
Tarleton's Movements historical marker in Adams Grove, Virginia
Banastre Tarleton, portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds