Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Henry Lee III

Battles of Henry Lee III

American politician, governor, and representative (1756–1818)

Henry Lee III is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1778 and 1781: 3 battles and 4 sieges, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,720 km apart end to end, 287 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (7).

Battle of Edgar's LaneSiege of Fort MotteBattle of Paulus HookSiege of Fort WatsonPyle's MassacreSiege of Ninety-SixSiege of AugustaBattle of Paulus HookSiege of Fort WatsonPyle's MassacreSiege of Ninety-SixSiege of AugustaPhiladelphiaClevelandPittsburghCincinnatiRaleighNorfolkNashvilleBaltimoreIndianapolisBridgeport500 km37.234N, 77.953W
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1778: 1 engagements1779: 1 engagements1781: 5 engagements5 in 178117781781
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Edgar's Lane, 1778Battle of Paulus Hook, 1779Siege of Fort Watson, 1781Siege of Fort Motte, 1781Pyle's Massacre, 1781Siege of Ninety-Six, 1781Siege of Augusta, 178117781781
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
30 September 1778Battle of Edgar's LaneNew York, United StatesContinental victory
19 August 1779Battle of Paulus HookPaulus Hook, New Jersey, United States35 km SAmerican victory
1781Siege of Fort WatsonSummerton, South Carolina, United States978 km SWAmerican victory
1781Siege of Fort MotteFort Motte, South Carolina, United States32 km NWAmerican victory
25 February 1781Pyle's MassacreNorth Carolina, United States282 km NEAmerican victory
22 May 1781Siege of Ninety-SixNinety Six, South Carolina, United States318 km SWBritish victory
22 May 1781Siege of AugustaAugusta, Georgia, United States75 km SAmerican victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, William Edward West / After Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.