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22 de mar. de 2024 · John André was a British army officer who negotiated with the American general Benedict Arnold and was executed as a spy during the American Revolution (1775–83). Sent to America in 1774, André became chief intelligence officer to the British commander in chief, General Sir Henry Clinton, in New.
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14 de ago. de 2018 · It was estimated upwards of 2,000 viewed his execution, a remarkable number given the speed with which he had been tried and condemned. [1] Many noted his face had quickly mortified; his handsome features already black, his neck swollen and distorted.
Taken into custody. Trial and execution. Eyewitness account. Aftermath. In popular culture. Notes. See also. References. Works cited. Further reading. External links. John André (May 2, 1750 [1] – October 2, 1780) was a major in the British Army and head of its intelligence operations in America during the American Revolutionary War.
- Great Britain
- 2 October 1780 (aged 29), Tappan, New York, U.S.
More than 2,000 spectators in Tappan, New York, witnessed André’s somber execution, followed by the unceremonious burial of his body in a shallow grave. The men who captured André were later each rewarded with a farm, a large pension, and a silver medal.
Secrets of John André. The tale of Major John André, the British officer who was hanged as a spy in 1780 during the American Revolutionary War, has long been shrouded in mystery. Most of his letters, papers and belongings were destroyed or scattered at the time of his death.
As a result, Washington ordered André's execution which took place on October 2, 1780 at Tappan, New York. Though André had requested an honorable execution by firing squad, Washington denied this request, insisting that André hang to fit the crime of espionage.
13 de ago. de 2020 · In the nave of Westminster Abbey there is a monument to Major John Andre, executed as a spy by the Americans in 1780. Designed by Robert Adam and carried out by Peter Mathias Van Gelder it was erected in 1782 at the expense of King George III .
