American Revolution - Arrest of Major Andre at Tarrytown

American Revolution (1775-1783). John Andre (1750-1780). British military officer who negotiated with the American general Benedict Arnold. Arrest of Major Andre at Tarrytown in 1780, by John Paulding, David William and Isaac van Wart, while returning to New York after the surrender at West Point Fort. After being found with suspicious documents, he was accused of spying and sentenced to hang. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle's Etats-Unis d'Amerique in 1837. Spanish edition, printed in Barcelona, 1850

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