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          Light Horse Harry Lee Facts and Biography

          Henry Lee III, also known as Light Horse Harry Lee, was an officer in the Continental Army who served under George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.

          His nickname, "Light Horse Harry," was given to him due to his ability on the horse. Henry Lee III was part of the Lee family of Old Virginia and related to Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee. Both signed the Declaration of Independence during the Second Continental Congress and was the father of the infamous Confederate General Robert E.

          Lee.

          Early Life and Family

          Lee was born on Leesylvania Plantation in Prince William County in the Colony of Virginia. He came from a long line of Virginians:

          • He was the son of Col. Henry Lee II (1730–1787) of "Leesylvania" and Lucy Grymes (1734–1792).
          • His father was the first cousin of Richard Henry Lee, the twelfth President of the Continental Congress.
          • His mother was an aunt of the wife of Virginia Governor Thomas Nel