General Charles Lee

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1732-02-06
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Christ_Church_Burial_Ground
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Lee's_Legion
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:contribution Leadership_in_early_battles_of_the_American_Revolution
gptkbp:deathDate 1782-10-02
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:famousQuote "I am not a coward, but I am not a fool."
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Stony_Point
gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston
gptkb:Battle_of_Camden
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Washington
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Princeton
Battle of White Plains
Battle of Eutaw Springs
Battle of King's Mountain
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Fort Lee
Battle of Monmouth Courthouse
Battle of Tretton
gptkbp:historicalSignificance One of the highest-ranking officers in the Continental Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Charles Lee
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Frederick_the_Great
gptkbp:knownFor Controversial military strategies
gptkbp:legacy Mixed reputation among historians
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Continental_Army
Guerrilla warfare tactics
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_Quaker
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Monmouth
gptkbp:notableFeature Controversial_figure_in_American_history
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Shropshire,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Political_involvement_in_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:relationship Tense and contentious
gptkbp:rival gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:serviceYears 1756-1782
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Lee
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Heath