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Major John André (May 2, 1750 – October 2, 1780) was a British Army officer hanged as a spy by the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War for assisting Benedict Arnold's attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York to the British. In 1775, Robert Rogers arrived in America from London. He soon made his way to the Duchess of Gordon, where he met with General Henry ...
John André: Officer, Gentleman…and Spymaster. John André: John André was fluent in four languages and a gifted writer and poet. At the age of nineteen, he inherited his father’s fortune, and two years later bought a military commission as a lieutenant in the British Army. Sent to America in 1774, André became friend, confidant, and ...
John Andre esqr. late Adjutant General of the British forces in America. from Walker's Hibernian magazine, 1780. LOC id: cph 3a45405. John Andre -- handsome, artistic, beloved by the Loyalists, admired by Washington ... a spy brave and cunning ... convinced Benedict Arnold to sell out West Point ... hanged at age 31.
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. John André ( Londra, 2 maggio 1750 – New York, 2 ottobre 1780) è stato un militare inglese, noto per il suo ruolo, durante la Rivoluzione americana, nel tradimento del generale statunitense Benedict Arnold .
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 ...
The Unfortunate Death of Major André. William Hamilton (1751-1801) delin, John Goldar (1729-1795) sculp. Mixed method, 1783. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-52. British Major John André was one of the most famous prisoners of the Revolutionary War. A favorite of British General Sir Henry Clinton, the handsome young major was also popular ...
