LEADER 04731nam 22006491 450 001 9910453638703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8135-6238-4 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813562384 035 $a(CKB)2550000001157696 035 $a(EBL)1562499 035 $a(OCoLC)863824481 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001040223 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12394000 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001040223 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10991123 035 $a(PQKB)11397318 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1562499 035 $a(DE-B1597)530042 035 $a(OCoLC)862746626 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813562384 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1562499 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10795474 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL540742 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001157696 100 $a20130111d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCharles Lee $eself before country /$fDominick Mazzagetti 210 1$aNew Brunswick, New Jersey :$cRutgers University Press,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 225 0 $aRivergate Regionals Collection 225 0$aRivergate regionals 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-6237-6 311 $a1-306-09491-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe fateful choice -- Lee's "American expedition" -- Lee's European experience -- Personality and political philosophy -- A "love affair" with America -- Foreign officers in service to America -- America's soldier -- Rejoining Washington -- Captivity, betrayal, exchange -- Monmouth -- Court-martial -- Bitterness, despair and death -- Epilogue: A man without a country. 330 $aDominick Mazzagetti presents an engaging account of the life of Charles Lee, the forgotten man of the American Revolution. History has not been kind to Lee-for good reason. In this compelling biography, Mazzagetti compares Lee's life and attributes to those of George Washington and offers significant observations omitted from previous Lee biographies, including extensive correspondence with British officers in 1777 that reflects Lee's abandonment of the Patriots' cause. Lee, a British officer, a veteran of the French and Indian War, and a critic of King George III, arrived in New York City in 1773 with an ego that knew no bounds and tolerated no rivals. A highly visible and newsworthy personality, he quickly took up the American cause and encouraged rebellion. As a result of this advocacy and his military skills, Lee was granted a commission as a major general in the Continental Army and soon became second-in-command to George Washington. He helped organize the defense of Boston, designed defenses for New York City, and commanded the force that repelled the British attack on Charleston. Upon his return to New York in 1776, Lee was considered by some leaders of the Revolution to be an alternative to George Washington, who was in full retreat from British forces. Lee's capture by the British in December 1776 put an end to that possibility. Lee's subsequent release in a prisoner exchange in 1778 and return to an American command led to a dramatic confrontation with Washington on the battlefield at Monmouth, New Jersey, in June 1778. Washington chastised Lee publicly for ordering an unnecessary retreat. Lee suffered the ignominy of a court-martial conviction for this blunder and spent the remaining years to his death in 1782 attacking Washington. Although few doubted Lee's loyalty at the time, his actions at Monmouth fueled speculation that he switched sides during his imprisonment. A discovery years after his death completed Lee's tale. In 1862, a researcher discovered "Mr. Lee's Plan," a detailed strategy for the defeat of the American rebels delivered to British General William Howe while Lee was held in captivity. This discovery sealed Lee's historical record and ended all further discussion of his contributions to the American Revolution. Today, few people even realize that Fort Lee, on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge, was named in his honor. 410 0$aRivergate Regionals Collection 606 $aGenerals$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xCampaigns 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGenerals 676 $a355.0092 700 $aMazzagetti$b Dominick A$0996548 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453638703321 996 $aCharles Lee$92447147 997 $aUNINA