Henry Lee III (January 29, 1756 – March 25, 1818) was an early American

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and U.S. politician who served as the ninth

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and as the Virginia

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to the United States Congress. Lee's service during the

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as a

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officer in the

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earned him the nickname by which he is best known, "Light-Horse Harry".In the military parlance of the time, the term "Light-horse" had a hyphen between the two words "light" and "horse". See the title page of ''The Discipline of the Light-Horse. By Captain Hinde, of the Royal Regiment of Foresters, (Light-Dragoons.)'' published in London in 1778, a

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classic which was used as a manual. He was the father of Robert E. Lee, who led

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armies against the U.S. in the

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Life and career

Early life and family

Lee was born on Leesylvania Plantation in

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in the

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. He was the son of Col. Henry Lee II (1730–1787) of " Leesylvania" and Lucy Grymes (1734–1792). His father was the first cousin of

Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee (January 20, 1732June 19, 1794) was an American statesman and Founding Father from Virginia, best known for the June 1776 Lee Resolution, the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from ...

, twelfth

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. His mother was an aunt of the wife of

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Thomas Nelson Jr. His great-grandmother Mary Bland was also a grand-aunt of President

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. Lee was the grandson of

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, a great-grandson of

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, and a great-great-grandson of

William Randolph William Randolph I (bapt. 7 November 1650 – 11 April 1711) was a planter, merchant and politician in colonial Virginia who played an important role in the development of the colony. Born in Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire, Randolph moved to the ...

. He was also a descendant of

Theodorick Bland of Westover Theodorick Bland (January 16, 1629 – April 23, 1671), also known as Theodorick Bland of Westover, was a planter, merchant and politician in colonial Virginia. Early and family life Born in London, he served as his family's business agent ...

and Governor Richard Bennett. Lee graduated from the College of New Jersey (now

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) in 1773, and began pursuing a legal career.

Military career

With the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, he instead became a

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in a Virginia

dragoon Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 17th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as conventional cavalry and trained for combat w ...

detachment, which was attached to the

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. In 1778, Lee was promoted to

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and given the command of a mixed corps of cavalry and infantry known as

Lee's Legion Lee's Legion (also known as the 2nd Partisan Corps) was a military unit within the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It primarily served in the Southern Theater of Operations, and gained a reputation for efficiency, bravery on t ...

, with which he won a great reputation as a capable leader of light troops. At the time, highly mobile groups of light cavalry provided valuable service not only during major battles, but also by conducting reconnaissance and surveillance, engaging the enemy during troop movements, disrupting delivery of supplies, raiding and skirmishing, and organizing expeditions behind enemy lines; part of such tactics now are known as

guerrilla warfare Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or Irregular military, irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, Raid (military), raids ...

and

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. In August, Lee led a detachment on a raid on a British fort, culminating in the

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in New Jersey on August 19, in which 50 British soldiers were killed or wounded and 158 captured, while the Americans suffered two dead, three wounded and seven captured. (Despite his success, some of his fellow officers saw to it he was brought before a

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on eight charges, over George Washington's disapproval; he was acquitted on all counts.) In September of the same year, Lee commanded a unit of dragoons which defeated a Hessian regiment at the Battle of Edgar's Lane. It was during his time as commander of the Legion that Lee earned the sobriquet of "Light-Horse Harry" for his horsemanship. On September 22, 1779, the Continental Congress voted to present Lee with a gold medal—an honor given to no other officer below the rank of general—for the Legion's actions during the Battle of Paulus Hook. Lee was promoted to

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and was assigned with his Legion to the southern theater of war. Lee's Legion raided the British outpost of Georgetown, South Carolina, with General

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in January 1781 and helped screen the American army in their Race to the Dan River the following month. Lee united with General Francis Marion and General Andrew Pickens in the spring of 1781 to capture numerous British outposts in South Carolina and Georgia including Fort Watson, Fort Motte,

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, Fort Galphin, Fort Grierson, and Fort Cornwallis,

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. Lee and his legion also served at the

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, the

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, and the

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. He was present at

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's surrender at Yorktown, but left the Army shortly after, claiming fatigue and disappointment with his treatment from fellow officers. In 1794, Lee was summoned by President

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to suppress the

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in western Pennsylvania. Lee commanded the 12,950 militiamen sent to quash the rebels; because of a peaceful surrender, there was no fighting. In 1798, in anticipation of a war with France, Henry Lee was appointed a

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in the

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. In 1808, he was recommissioned by President

as major-general when war with Great Britain was imminent; Lee organized the Virginia militia. He asked President

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for a commission at the onset of the

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but without success. In 1812 he published his ''Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States'', where he summarized his military experiences during the Revolutionary War.

Political career

From 1786 to 1788, Lee was a delegate to the

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. In 1788, he served in the Virginia convention and supported the ratification of the

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. From 1789 to 1791, he served in the

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, and from 1791 to 1794, was

. A new county of Virginia was named after him during his governorship. From 1799 to 1801, he served in the

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as a

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. At Washington's funeral on December 26, 1799, Lee famously

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him to a crowd of 4,000 as "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."

Family

Between April 8 and 13, 1782, at Stratford Hall, Lee married his second cousin, Matilda Ludwell Lee (1764–1790), who was known as "the Divine Matilda". She was the daughter of Philip Ludwell Lee Sr. and Elizabeth Steptoe. Matilda had three children before she died in 1790: * Philip Ludwell Lee (1784–1794) * Lucy Grymes Lee (1786–1860) *

Henry Lee IV Henry "Black-Horse Harry" Lee IV (28 May 1787 – 30 January 1837) was a biographer and historian, born in Stratford, Virginia, the son of Major-General Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee III and Matilda Lee. He was a half-brother of Confederate genera ...

(May 28, 1787 – January 30, 1837), was a historian and author who also served as a speech writer for both John C. Calhoun and presidential candidate

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, also helping the latter to write his inaugural address. On June 18, 1793, Lee married the wealthy Anne Hill Carter (1773–1829) at

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. Anne was the daughter of Charles Carter,

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, of Shirley, and his wife Ann Butler Moore. According to Winston Fontaine's research, Anne Moore's paternal pedigree dates back to Sir

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. Her mother, Anne Katherine, was the daughter of Virginia Governor

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, who was the great-grandson of John Spotswood and Rachel Lindsay; Rachelle's ancestors were

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, and Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of King

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. They had six children: * Algernon Sidney Lee (April 2, 1795 – August 9, 1796), died at Sully Plantation, buried there in an unmarked graveGamble, Robert S. '' Sully: Biography of a House'' (Sully Foundation Ltd: Chantilly, VA, 1973), p. 40 * Charles Carter Lee (1798–1871) * Anne Kinloch Lee (1800–1864) *

Sydney Smith Lee Sydney Smith Lee (September 2, 1802 – July 22, 1869), called Smith Lee in his lifetime, was an American naval officer who served as a captain in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the third child of Henry Lee III, ...

(1802–1869) *

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(January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870), the fifth child of Henry and Anne, served as

general-in-chief during the

. * Mildred Lee (1811–1856)

Later life

After retiring from public service in 1801, he lived with his family at Stratford Hall and unsuccessfully tried to manage his plantation. The

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and bankruptcy of Robert Morris reduced Lee's fortune. In 1809, he became bankrupt and served one year in

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; his son, Robert Lee was two years old at the time. After release, Lee moved his family to

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. During the civil unrest in Baltimore, Maryland in 1812, Lee received grave injuries while helping to resist an attack on his friend,

Alexander Contee Hanson Alexander Contee Hanson (February 27, 1786April 23, 1819) was an American lawyer, publisher, and statesman. He represented the third district of Maryland in the U.S. House, and the state of Maryland in the U.S. Senate. Early life Alexander Con ...

, editor of the Baltimore newspaper, ''The Federal Republican'' on July 27, 1812. Hanson was attacked by a

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mob because his paper opposed the

. Lee and Hanson and two dozen other Federalists had taken refuge in the offices of the paper. The group surrendered to Baltimore city officials the next day and were jailed. Laborer George Woolslager led a mob that forced its way into the jail and removed the Federalists, beating and torturing them over the next three hours. All were severely injured, and one Federalist, James Lingan, died. Lee suffered extensive internal injuries as well as head and face wounds, and even his speech was affected. His observed symptoms were consistent with what is now called

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. After unsuccessful convalescence at home, he sailed to the

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in an effort to recuperate from his injuries. On his way back to Virginia, he died on March 25, 1818, at

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, on

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, Georgia, cared for by

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's daughter Louisa. "Light-Horse Harry" was buried with full military honors, provided by an American fleet stationed near St. Marys, Georgia, in a small cemetery at Dungeness. In 1913, his remains were moved to the Lee family crypt at

University Chapel University Chapel (formerly Lee Chapel) of Washington and Lee University is a National Historic Landmark in Lexington, Virginia. It was constructed during 1867–68 at the request of Robert E. Lee, who was president of the school (then known as ...

, on the campus of

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Lexington, Virginia Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines ...

In popular culture

The fictional character of Colonel Harry Burwell in the 2000 film '' The Patriot'' according to screenwriter

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was inspired by the historical exploits of Henry Lee. In the 1969 musical ''

1776 Events January–February * January 1 – American Revolutionary War – Burning of Norfolk: The town of Norfolk, Virginia is destroyed, by the combined actions of the British Royal Navy and occupying Patriot forces. * January 1 ...

'' Lee's nickname is mentioned (anachronistically) during the song "The Lees of Old Virginia," sung by the character of his older cousin

. Henry Lee III was a member of the

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in the State of Virginia.

Works

* Lee, Henry, and Robert E. Lee
''Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States. Eyewitness accounts of the American Revolution''
Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep, 1812. (3rd ed. published in 1869, with memoir by his son Robert E. Lee.)

Notes

References

Sources

External links

* William Sturgis Thomas, Members of the Society of the Cincinnati, Original, Hereditary and Honorary; With a Brief Account of the Society's History and Aims (New York: T.A. Wright, 1929) page 93. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Henry 03 1756 births 1818 deaths American people of English descent American planters American slave owners Bland family of Virginia Burials at University Chapel Carter family of Virginia Congressional Gold Medal recipients Continental Army officers from Virginia Continental Army personnel who were court-martialed Continental Congressmen from Virginia 18th-century American politicians Delegates to the Virginia Ratifying Convention Fendall family Governors of Virginia

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