Charles Lee
Charles Lee was a native of North Wales and held a military commission at the age of eleven. His was emphatically the life of a soldier. He served at an early age in Canada; under Burgoyne in Portugal; in the Polish Army, and travelled the tour of Europe. He killed an Italian officer in a duel, came to America in 1773, and declared for Liberty and was made a Major-General by Congress in 1775. He commanded for a time in New York and was soon transferred to New Jersey where he was made prisoner in 1776 and treated in the most brutal manner and not exchanged until the close of the next year. In 1778 he was arraigned before st court martial for disobeying orders at the battle of Monmouth and suspended for one year. He lived in seclusion in Virginia until 1782 when he repaired to Philadelphia and died in October of that year, poor and friendless. "Source: The Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson
Quotation from Hero Implants by Jeannette Holland Austin:
"1778. June 27. Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey The American and British forces clashed under the direction of Continental Army General George Washington and British General Sir Henry Clinton.
When Washington arrived at a nearby town on that morning of June 28th, he ordered his generals to attack the British. General Charles Lee was reluctant to attack, but as he advanced forward, he found himself drawn into battle. In the confusion, General Lee ordered his troops to retreat.
Angered, General Washington, directed Lee and "Mad" Anthony Wayne to fight a delaying action, while Washington organized the Continental troops into a defensive position. The two armies fought in the heat all day long,and collapsed from exhaustion. Washington planned to resume the battle the next day, but the British troops under General Clinton slipped away after midnight, undetected. Some people referred to this battle as the longest battle in the war."