Eventually dying from injuries inflicted by a mob in Baltimore, during the Revolutionary War, he captured 400 British soldiers and lost only one.
Eventually dying from injuries inflicted by a mob in Baltimore, during the Revolutionary War, he captured 400 British soldiers and lost only one. Entering politics as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, he was elected governor in 1792 and served three terms. He also served as a representative at the First Continental Congress but is probably most famous for his eulogy of George Washington. FTP, identify this American General, and progenitor of a more famous Civil War general.
Eventually dying from injuries inflicted by a mob in Baltimore, during the Revolutionary War, he captured 400 British soldiers and lost only one.
{Henry} “Lighthorse Harry” {Lee}