Fight with me and a general (5)
I believe the answer is:
melee
'fight' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'me and a general' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a general' becomes 'Lee' (Robert E. Lee - US revolutionary commander).
'me'+'lee'='MELEE'
'with' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for melee that I've seen before include "Fracas" , "Skirmish" , "A confused free-for-all" , "Confused crowd" , "Confused brawl" .)