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Charles Lee ( – 2 October 1782) served as a general of the Continental Army during the American War of Independence. Lee also served earlier in the British Army during the Seven Years War. After that war he sold his commission and served for a time in the Polish army of King Stanislaus II. In 1773 Lee, who had Whig views, moved to North America 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 decisive Battle of Monmouth later that year, Lee led an assault on the British which miscarried. He was subsequently court-martialed and his military service brought to an end. He died in Philadelphia in 1782. ==Early life== Lee was born on 〔Karels, p. 105〕 in Dernhall, Cheshire, England, the son of Major General John Lee〔John Lee served in 1st Foot Guards, 4th Foot and was Colonel of 54th Foot and later 44th Foot.〕 and his wife Isabella Bunbury (daughter of Sir Henry Bunbury, 3rd Baronet).〔〔〔 〕 Lee was sent to free grammar school in Bury St Edmunds〔 and later to Switzerland, where he became proficient in several languages, including Latin, Greek and French.〔〔〔〔 On April 9, 1747 his father, then Colonel of the 55th Foot (later renumbered the 44th), purchased a commission for Charles as an entry-level ensign in the same regiment.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Lee (general)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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