Confederate States general (1807–1870). Robert E. Lee was born on 19 January 1807 in what is now the United States. Robert E. Lee is remembered as a military officer, military personnel and army officer, a citizen of the United States and the Confederate States of America. Positions held included the General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States and the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy.
Before and after
- from 1807 to 1815Duchy of Warsaw
- from 1807 to 1814Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814
- 1807Discovery of sodium
- 1807Discovery of potassium
- 19 January 1807Birth of Robert E. Lee
- 25 March 1807Britain abolishes the slave trade
- 4 July 1807Birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi
- 7 July 1807Treaties of Tilsit
- from 16 August 1807 to 5 September 1807Battle of Copenhagen
More in Wars, politics & history
- 4 July 1776United States Declaration of Independence
- 1815Congress of Vienna
- from October 1853 to February 1856Crimean War
- from 19 July 1870 to 28 January 1871Franco-Prussian War
- from 1885 to 1914Scramble for Africa
- from 8 February 1904 to 5 September 1905Russo-Japanese War
The era
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