General who put the French right on the map (3)
I believe the answer is:
lee
'general' is the definition.
(Robert E. Lee - US revolutionary commander)
'put the french right on the map' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'the french' could be 'le' ('the' in French) and 'le' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'e' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'who' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lee that I've seen before include "The side that's sheltered from the wind" , "Commander of the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War" , "actor" , "Protection" , "Sheltered from the wind in Cork, perhaps" .)