What is Charles Lee (general)?
{{no sources|date=May 2023}} [[General]] '''Charles Lee''' was a [[man]] from [[England]] who moved to [[Virginia]] in 1773. Lee became a [[soldier]] in the [[American Revolution]] and tried to become the leader even though [[George Washington]] got that job instead. General Lee won his early [[fight]]s but then lost the [[Battle of Monmouth]] and was fired from the [[army]]. Lee died of [[tuberculosis]] in 1782. In the 1850s, some historians started to think that Lee had committed [[treason]] by secretly helping the British against the Revolution. ==In Popular Culture== In the [[television show]] [[Turn]], Lee is a [[spy]] for the [[British Empire]] and in [[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]], Lee fights a [[duel]] against [[John Laurens]]. {{bio-stub}} [[Category:American revolutionaries]]