Fort Lee
George Washington's end
Fort Lee is a borough in northeastern New Jersey, directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
It sits at the western end of the George Washington Bridge, making it a gateway between New York City and the suburbs.
The name honors Charles Lee, a Revolutionary War general.
Fort Lee is also a census-designated place in Virginia, named for Confederate general Robert E.
Lee.
Hudson River suspension crossing
- PalisadesNamed geological or residential area
- Hudson RiverMajor New York estuary
- New JerseyMid-Atlantic coastal state
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
overlook · waterfront · commuter · Manhattan · borough · township · residential · suburb
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- Continental ArmyColonial rebel military force
- HessianGerman soldier-for-hire, 1770s
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
retreat · Hudson River · Palisades · 1776 · Cornwallis · garrison · capture · colonial
Officer managing military supplies
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- military policeArmed forces' internal law enforcement
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
garrison · drill field · mess hall · parade ground · command post · depot · armory · officer
City name, multiple locations
- RichmondVirginia's seat of government
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- Union ArmyNorthern military in 1860s
- ConfederacySecessionist Southern government
Grant · trenches · earthworks · campaign · battlefield · casualties · surrender · Appomattox
George Washington Bridge
Hudson River suspension crossing
- PalisadesNamed geological or residential area
- Hudson RiverMajor New York estuary
- New JerseyMid-Atlantic coastal state
cliffs · overlook · waterfront · commuter · Manhattan · borough · township · residential · suburb · traffic
George Washington
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- Continental ArmyColonial rebel military force
- HessianGerman soldier-for-hire, 1770s
surrender · retreat · Hudson River · Palisades · 1776 · Cornwallis · garrison · capture · colonial · American Revolution
quartermaster
Officer managing military supplies
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- military policeArmed forces' internal law enforcement
barracks · garrison · drill field · mess hall · parade ground · command post · depot · armory · officer · enlisted
Petersburg
City name, multiple locations
- RichmondVirginia's seat of government
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- Union ArmyNorthern military in 1860s
Confederacy · Grant · trenches · earthworks · campaign · battlefield · casualties · surrender · Appomattox · reconstruction
Fort LeeWashington Heights
Upper Manhattan residential area
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