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Major John André (May 2, 1750 – October 2, 1780) was a British Army officer who served as the head of Britain's intelligence operations during the American War of Independence.
Jun 17, 2024 · Major John André was a British officer during the American Revolution who negotiated the capture of West Point with American turncoat Benedict Arnold. André's capture exposed the plot and led to André's own execution on 2 October 1780.
May 18, 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.
Jul 1, 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. Fast Facts: Major John Andre.
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.
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 executed as a spy.
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 Henry Clinton, the British commander-in-chief.
