Charles Lee (1732–1782)
Charles Lee, military officer, was born on 6 February 1732 in Darnhall, Cheshire, England. Educated in Switzerland, he joined the British army and fought under Edward Braddock in the French and Indian War, during which he married a Mohawk woman. Lee then served in the Polish army before immigrating to America in 1773.
"Charles Lee." Dictionary of American Biography, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/BT2310009225/UHIC?u=new67449&sid=bookmark-UHIC&xid=a94839a2. Accessed 4 Mar. 2024.
James McIntyre, "Charles Lee," Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington (George Washington's Mount Vernon).
Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia), 9 October 1782, page 3, column 2 (Newspapers.com).
Charles Lee at Find a Grave.
Maj. Gen. Charles Lee at FamilySearch.