Light-Horse

Gen. Henry Lee, of the Revolutionary army, who was known as Light-Horse

Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Lee (A Representative from Virginia) Delivered in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, Fifty-Second Congress, First Session Various

LAMB: Where did Light-Horse get his first name or his nickname?

Robert E. Lee on Leadership 1999

In August 1779, Major Henry Light-Horse Harry Lee, an impetuous cavalry officer, drove the British out of an important outpost on the New Jersey shore of New York Bay.

Alexander Hamilton, American Richard Brookhiser 1999

In August 1779, Major Henry Light-Horse Harry Lee, an impetuous cavalry officer, drove the British out of an important outpost on the New Jersey shore of New York Bay.

Alexander Hamilton, American Richard Brookhiser 1999

As “Light-Horse Harry,” he led a partisan legion skilled in sudden, quick attacks—a style that was of a piece with his personality, which was impetuous and bold.

Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997

ONE of the more celebrated junior officers of the Revolution, and one much involved in these actions was Major Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee, whose illustrious son, Robert E. Lee, would lead the Confederate armies in the Civil War.

Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997

As “Light-Horse Harry,” he led a partisan legion skilled in sudden, quick attacks—a style that was of a piece with his personality, which was impetuous and bold.

Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997

ONE of the more celebrated junior officers of the Revolution, and one much involved in these actions was Major Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee, whose illustrious son, Robert E. Lee, would lead the Confederate armies in the Civil War.

Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997

In another lies buried his daughter, and in another the gallant "Light-Horse Harry," who so ably assisted him at Eutaw Springs -- the brave and eloquent Lee.

Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Various

Walter and Joseph Packard, descendants of Charles Lee, who was a brother of Light-Horse Harry Lee.

The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Edward A. Moore