serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit battles signature birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
british army : 1746 -- 1763 uk gadsden flag.svg continental army chorągiew królewska króla zygmunta iii wazy.svg polish army southern department of the continental army 2 october 1782 philadelphia , pennsylvania , u.s. dernhall , cheshire , england kingdom wazy.svg poland united states of america 1777 of great britain chorągiew królewska króla zygmunta iii 44th foot , 103rd foot '' ` seven years ' war '' ' charles lee signature.svg 6 february 1732 26 january 1731 christ church , philadelphia british army : lieutenant colonel charles jpg lee esq ` r. - americanischer general-major . charles lee -lrb- general -rrb-
 charles lee
charles lee -lrb- general -rrb-

charles lee -lrb- -- 2 october 1782 -rrb- 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 the 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 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 .
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 and held 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 .
