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John André

John André was a British army officer hanged as a spy during the American War of Independence. This was due to an incident in which he attempted to assist Benedict Arnold's attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York to the British.-Early life:André was born on May 2, 1750 in London to wealthy Huguenot parents, Antoine André, a merchant...

Timeline of Events

1780

9.23.1780

American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's change of sides.

9.24.1780

Benedict Arnold flees to British Army lines when the arrest of British Major John André exposes Arnold's plot to surrender West Point.

10.2.1780

John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.