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John André. Portrait of John André. Major John André (b. 1750 - d. 1780) was a British officer in the American War for Independence. He helped Benedict Arnold change sides to the British army and tried to take the fort West Point for the British. He was killed for the crime of being a spy.
Arnold managed to evade Washington's arrest warrant, but André was executed by Washington's order in October 1780. John André was born in London, England, on May 2, 1750. By 1771, André had joined the British Army and was sent to serve in Canada in 1774. In November 1778, André was promoted to major and named adjutant general by General ...
John André, né le 2 mai 1750 à Londres et pendu le 2 octobre 1780 à Tappan (New York), est un major anglais, exécuté pour sa participation à la trahison de Benedict Arnold durant la guerre d’indépendance américaine . Il est aussi un peintre, dessinateur et graveur .
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 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.
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 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.
