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23 de nov. de 2019 · 5 – Major John André Monument – Tappan, NY . Major John André had personally requested of George Washington to be executed by a firing squad, which was befitting of a soldier that was to be put to death; however, Washington fully intended to have André hanged at the gallows as a spy (similar to how school teacher Nathan Hale was hanged ...
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.
30 de set. de 2022 · Alexander Hamilton wrote a letter to John Laurens in 1780 and explained the events of the André Spy Affair. Major John André was captured, tried, and executed for spying, which uncovered Benedict Arnold's Treason. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton served in the Continental Army under George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.
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 ...
28 de fev. de 2022 · André’s close friend, Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe, excoriated Washington. “It is my most ardent hope, that on the close of some decisive victory, it will be the regiment’s fortune to secure the murderers of Major André, for the vengeance due to an insulted nation, and an insulted army,” Simcoe wrote.
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 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.
