Espionage in the revolution
By Alexander Natvig
The FACTS
- -Called the culper spy ring
- -started by George Washington and Benjamin Tallmadge
- -first members were Abraham Woodhull and Caleb Brewster
- -found out the British were about to destroy a French army
- -found out British plans
- -formed in Setauket, Long Island
- -Nathen Hale was hung without trial because he was spying behind enemy lines and was caught
The answers
If a spy got caught they would be intaragated and then hung without trial.
Total amount of people involved was 763.