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John André

1750 - 1780

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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 for Independence. In September 1780, he negotiated with Continental Army officer and turncoat Benedict Arnold, who secretly offered to turn over control of the American fort at West Point, New York to the British. Due to a series of mishaps and unforeseen events, André was forced to try to return to British lines from a meeting with Arnold through American-controlled territory while wearing civilian clothes. André was captured by three Americans and was quickly identified and imprisoned. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John André is the 1,895th most popular military personnel (down from 1,845th in 2019), the 4,640th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,961st in 2019) and the 112th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among military personnels, John André ranks 1,895 out of 2,058. Before him are James Stockdale, Augustin Bizimungu, Mikhail Mizintsev, Juan de Salcedo, Nathan Hale, and Moe Berg. After him are Sterling Price, Reginald Wingate, Albert Ball, John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, James Joseph Dresnok, and Leo Tornikios.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1750, John André ranks 44. Before him are Besiki, Christian Konrad Sprengel, Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, Aaron Arrowsmith, Prince Frederick of Great Britain, and Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa. After him are Frederick Muhlenberg, and Isaac Shelby. Among people deceased in 1780, John André ranks 23. Before him are Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Luis Egidio Meléndez, James Steuart, Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand, and Francesco Antonio Vallotti.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John André ranks 4,641 out of 8,785. Before him are George Back (1796), Amina J. Mohammed (1961), Phyllis Johnson (1886), John Milne (1850), David Brabham (1965), and Jayne Atkinson (1959). After him are Bill Hoskyns (1931), Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1858), Indira Varma (1973), Daniel Sharman (1986), Patrick McLoughlin (1957), and Zak Starkey (1965).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John André ranks 112. Before him are Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663), John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896), Oliver Leese (1894), Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862), and George Milne, 1st Baron Milne (1866). After him are Reginald Wingate (1861), Albert Ball (1896), John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735), John Dill (1881), Guy Simonds (1903), and Thomas Picton (1758).

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