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Capture of Major John André, by A. C. Warren (artist), 1856. André could not give up his disguise, because all of his negotiations had been in secret. If anyone in the countryside had realized he was British they would have reported him. Therefore, he had to relent for the evening. On September 23rd, Smith finally left André’s side near ...
13 de jun. de 2022 · John André was a British officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War and was involved in Arnold’s Treason — a plot devised by Benedict Arnold to turn over West Point to the British. In 1774, André was sent to serve in Canada, where he was captured by American forces on November 2, 1775, during the Siege of Fort St. John , an early battle fought during the American Invasion of ...
John André. Date of Birth - Death May 2, 1750 - October 2, 1780. While Benedict Arnold is the best-known traitor in American history and lived, Arnold’s British confidant and accomplice in the plot to turn the American garrison at West Point over to the British, Major John André was not so fortunate. André lost his life on the gallows ...
John André was a British army officer in the American Revolution (1775–83). He was famous for working with Benedict Arnold, an American general who switched sides during the war. André was caught by American soldiers and was executed as a spy in 1780. André was born on May 2, 1750, in London, England. Not much is known about his childhood.
1 de jul. de 2019 · Major John Andre (May 2, 1750–Oct. 2, 1780) was a British intelligence officer during the American Revolution. In 1779, he assumed oversight of secret intelligence for the British army and opened contact with American traitor Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold. Andre was later captured, convicted, and hanged as a spy.
John André was born in Lorraine on May 2, 1750 or 1751. His father was the director of the Ducal Treasury and his mother, who died when he was young, was from an aristocratic family. Andre graduated from the École Militaire in Paris and became a cadet in the French army.
John André (* 2. Mai 1750 in London; † 2. Oktober 1780 in Tappan, New York) war ein Offizier der British Army. Er wurde als Spion im Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg von der Kontinentalarmee gehängt, weil er die Pläne des Forts bei West Point mit Hilfe des amerikanischen Generals Benedict Arnold an die Briten hatte übergeben wollen.
