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Robert Edward Lee is perhaps one of the most famous American generals of all time. Lee was born into a military family, his father being Major General Henry Lee III, who was a top Westpoint graduate, and who fought in the American Revolution on the Revolutionary side. His father was also the governor of Virginia, and Robert Lee was raised to put your home first, and was incredibly proud of his heritage. Henry Lee I, his great grandfather, was one of the first colonists in Virginia.
When a relative who he was living with wanted him to get into Westpoint at the age of 17, he spoke little of his academic prowess (which he had), and instead spoke of his family's importance, and in the March of 1824, he was let into West Point. After graduating 2nd in his class, Lee would become a military engineer, and later distinguished himself in the Mexican-American war.
When the Southern States began to secede, he dismissed them as ridiculous and as anarchists. He, for a while, remained incredibly loyal to the |Union]], and accepted a promotion to Colonel in March of 1861. It was not until his native state of Virginia seceded would he consider joining Confederacy, as he refused to bear arms against his home state. He resigned from the US army on April 20 of that year and took control of the Virginia state forces three days later. As time went on, he was responsible for more and more Confederate victories. He also was incredibly inventive. For instance, he is sometimes credited with inventing trench warfare, as he surrounded Richmond, the Confederate capital, with trenches, which would prove pivotol in coming battles. Another famous decision he made was to offer slaves emancipation in exchange for army service. In 1865, he was made general-in-chief of Confederate forces. But he was eventually defeated by then Union General Ulysses S. Grant.Battles here were deemed to be unfair or otherwise not in accordance with wiki standards, and have been removed from the statuses of the warriors and displayed below.
Battle vs. Emilio Aguinaldo (by Ekreture)[]
Emilio Aguinaldo=Ax11
Robert E. Lee=Lx11
General Lee and ten of his men were travelling down the road, secretly making his way back to his base of operations. At least, he thought it was secret. He sat atop a horse, his saber on one side of his belt and his pistol on the other.
Emilio Aguinaldo, hiding with his men in the dense jungle beside the road, motioned for his men to take aim. Suddenly, one of the Confederate soldiers turned his head to realize he was staring down the barrel of an M98. He yelled out to the other men, and both sides turned and erupted into fire.
The man who called the warning quickly was shot down, and the man he pointed at was in turn shot through the eye by a Colt rifle. Ax10 Lx10
His rifle malfunctioning, one of the Confederates pulled out his Bowie knife and charged into the jungle, catching one guerilla off guard and stabbing him in the stomach. Aguinaldo turned to face him, shooting him twice in the chest with his revolver. Ax9 Lx9
Lee was shouting orders to his troops, when he saw one of the Filipinos trying to flank them. Quickly, he drew his revolver and shot him down. A bullet whizzed past his head, and Aguinaldo cursed under his breath. He missed. Ax8
A Confederate soldier saw one of the guerrilas were vulnerable, and shot him in the stomach. Meanwhile, two southern soldiers were shot down by M98s. Ax7 Lx7
After shooting down two more confederate soldiers, Aguinaldo ordered his men to charge, most of their ammo having been depleted. However, he ordered one of his more elite sharpshooters to stay back. Lx5
The men pulled out their bolo knives and charged. One of them had a paltik strapped around his back, another had a revolver along with the knife. When Lee saw they were coming, and knowing his men were low on ammo as well, he ordered them to charge the oncoming Filipinos. The man with the revolver quickly stopped and shot one of the running Confederates, and was in turn shot by Lee with his revolver. Ax6 Lx4
Charging into the southerners, one of the Filipinos sliced him in the throat with his bolo, and another confederate threw his knife at him, hitting him in the head, only to be found unarmed, and in turn got killed by another bolo. Ax5 Lx2
The last confederate soldier took a revolver off of one of his dead comrades, and prepared himself for his last stand. First he shot the guerrila with the revolver, then another, when the revolutionary with the paltik came up behind him and hacked him in the back of the head. Ax3 Lx1
He then looked up to see the horse riding General Lee. He fearfully grabbed his paltik and lit a cigarette, while the general pulled out his saber and kicked the side of his horse. The filipino fired, only to find his paltik exploding, his body getting riddled by his own nails, and Lee rode forward, slashing him down. Ax2
Lee held up his revolver, looking around, and seeing nobody else, he began to ride off. Aguinaldo then ordered his sharpshooter to fire. He hit Lee in the lower back, firing him off his horse. The two guerillas strode into the rode, and Aguinaldo fired two shots into the General's head, putting him out of his misery. After taking his revolver and ammunition, he mounted Lee's horse, the sharpshooter mounting behind him, and they rode off towards their camp.
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WINNER: EMILIO AGUINALDO
Expert's Opinion[]
While Lee definitely was more experienced, and was an overall brilliant strategist, his older age, weaponry, and tactics ensured President Aguinaldo's victory. To see the original battle, weapons, and votes, click here.