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'''Henry Lee III''' ("Light Horse" Harry Lee) was a cavalry officer for the [[Continental Army]].
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'''Henry Lee III''' ("Light Horse" Harry Lee, 1756-1818) was a cavalry officer for the [[Continental Army]] and statesman for [[Virginia]] and the early [[United States of America]]. He was the father of Confederate general [[Robert E. Lee]], and he famously gave the eulogy for [[George Washington]]'s funeral, pronouncing him "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."  Later in life Henry Lee would become a historian.
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He was the father of Confederate general [[Robert E. Lee]], and he famously gave the eulogy for [[George Washington]]'s funeral. Later in life Henry Lee would become a historian.
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Though less successful in his closing years, Lee was remembered and honored for his achievements during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. A biographer described him as "the foremost soldier of his years in the entire Revolutionary army."<ref>''Defending the Barbarians'', M.E. Bradford (1992), p. 114</ref>
    
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