Evening star., 1932-04-03

the British Gates was superseded by Gen.
Nathaniel Green, who was appointed at WASH
ington's suggestion, and Congress, having
learned its lesson, made him subordinate to
Washington.
Gates was ordered to appear before a court
of inquiry to answer for his conduct but the
court seems never to have convened, and Gates
was reinStated for active command In 1882,
when he joined the army under Washington
on the Hudson River and continued with 1t
until peace came. He was one of the ofncers
at Frances Tavern when Washington took his
farewell Of the troops He then retired to his
plantation in Berkeley County, Va, but
in 1890 he moved to New York City and spent
the rest of his life there"
Charles Lee the most eccentric and
picturesque of the 'toasting Virginia generals"
He served officer in the English army in
the French and Indian War, participating in
the Braddock expedition and was wounded in
the attack on Fort Tconderoga He aided IN
conquest of Niagara, and Montreal, after which
he went to Portugal to engage in a campaign
there He was subsequently aide de camp to King
Stanislaus Of Poland, and major general III
the Polish campaigns against the Turks and
Russians. He was appointed one of the first
major generals in the Continental Armies after
Washington was made commander In chief
Dr. MatteSon continues his biography briefly:
He went to Cambridge with Washington
and was placed in command of one of the
wings Of the Army. Before the surrender of
the British at Boston he was sent to New York
to superintend the preparation of defenses
there, as Washington was certain that when
the British army left Boston, New York would
be the next point of attack or occupation if
the Continental Army not there to defend it.
Before the American Army was taken to
New York, Lee was sent South in order to
command against the expected invasion of the
British under Clinton, and he was formally in
command of troops at Charleston when the
British were defeated in their attack on Fort
Moultrie and Suvans Island Later he was
ordered North but did not reach there until
after the Battle of Long Island Placed in
command of half of Washington's Army he
delayed without excuse to join the main forces
in the retreat across New Jersey, and by care
lesSness or design permitted himself to be
captured by British detachment
He remained in captivity considerably more
than a year, during which it is now known he
held correspondence with Gen. Howe that
closely approached treason, If it did not
amount to that, forming plan for the war
to end to the advantage of the English. Around
him. as well as around Gates the opposition
in Congress to Gen. Washington seemed to
have formed, and at the time the cartel with
Howe was being discussed by Congress great
opposition developed because it did not make
a special provision for the exchange of Lee.
He was exchanged, however, in 1778."
D EINSTATED to command of his division
N Lee came to professional failure and
disgrace at the Battle of Monmouth June %,
1778, when Continentals were pursuing
British forces across New Jersey after the
evacuation of Philadelphia
Ordered to attack the rear of the British
army he sent Wayne to harass the retreating
Britons and detailed three brigades to cut 4
party of from the main body of marchers.
Meantime, Sir Henry Clinton brought back
renforcements defeating the project to cut OF
the enerny's rear The more favorable version
from Lees standpoint is that Gen. Scott moved
without orders, and being deceived by column