Appendix B. “Mr. Lee’s Plan—March 29, 1777”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. 1. The Fateful Choice 1
6. 2. Lee’s “American Expedition” 10
7. 3. Lee’s European Experience 25
8. 4. Personality and Political Philosophy 38
9. 5. A “Love Affair” with America 62
10. 6. Foreign Officers in Service to America 79
11. 7. America’s Soldier 99
12. 8. Rejoining Washington 120
13. 9. Captivity, Betrayal, Exchange 139
14. 10. Monmouth 153
15. 11. Court-Martial 179
16. 12. Bitterness, Despair, and Death 192
17. Epilogue: A Man Without a Country 208
18. Appendix A. James Wilkinson, Memoirs of My Own Times (1816): The Capture of Charles Lee 213
19. Appendix B. “Mr. Lee’s Plan—March 29, 1777” 217
20. Appendix C. Washington and Lee’s Battlefield Confrontation 221
21. Appendix D. Shades of Monmouth 225
22. Notes 229
23. Bibliography 253
24. Index 261
25. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 272