John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.
John André (2 May 1750/1751 – 2 October 1780) was a major in the British Army and head of its Secret Service in America during the American Revolutionary War. He was hanged as a spy by the Continental Army for assisting Benedict Arnold's attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York, to the British. André is typically remembered favorably by historians as a man of honor, and several prominent American leaders of the time including Alexander Hamilton and Marquis de Lafayette did not agree with his fate.