The American General Lee taken prisoner by Lieutenant Colonel Harcourt of the English army, in Morris Country, New Jersey, 1776 [engraving]

The American General Lee taken prisoner by Lieutenant Colonel Harcourt of the English army, in Morris Country, New Jersey, 1776 [engraving]

London 1783

1 print ; on sheet 41 x 25 cm. matted 42 x 32 cm.

P&E L1978.15.737.1

Charles Lee, a major general in the Continental Army, was captured at Basking Ridge, N. J., December 13, 1776. Formerly an officer in the British Army, Lee was ordered returned to England to stand trial as a deserter, but Gen. William Howe was of the opinion that he had resigned his half pay before he joined the rebellion. Evidence available today suggests Lee committed treason against the Americans during his captivity. He was exchanged in April 1778.
This engraving is an illustration in Barnard's History of England, p. 690.

Cresswell, Donald H., The American revolution in drawings and prints, 270

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