Unknown Major John Andre, Late Adjutant General to the British Army in North America
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #:
GLC01450.201.01
Author/Creator:
Unknown
Place Written:
s.l.
Type:
Engraving
Date:
circa 1770-1785
Pagination:
1 engraving : b&w ; 27.7 x 19.5 cm.
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Full length engraving of Andre in uniform done for Raymond's History of England. Printed with "Dodd delin," and "Cook sculp." near bottom.
John André was the aide-de-camp of Sir Henry Clinton, the British commander-in-chief. He was involved in the treason plot of Benedict Arnold. As a consequence, he was captured by the American forces and hanged as a spy in Tappan, New York, on October 2, 1780.
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