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General Nathaniel Greene took command of Fort Lee on September 17, 1776, from General James Iwing, when about 2,667 troops were stationed there. The encampment served as the main quartermaster post supplying men and equipment to Fort Washington on the New York side of the Hudson River during the Battle of New York. A personal friend of George Washington, Greene was one of only two generals to serve Washington throughout the war, and he later became a hero fighting the British in the Carolinas.
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Fort Lee, New Jersey · United States
