On 22 September 1776.
For spying on them.
The British hung him
Nathan Hale said "give me liberty or give me death" right before he was hung.
Nathan Hale was hung because he was a spy for the patriots and was out of uniform on the British side and was claimed as a spy. He was hung in manhattan.
Nathan Hale was executed by the british because they captured him and hung him as a spy
Armistead Nathan Hale was hung as a spy by the British.
Yes, he was hung as a spy by the British.
Before Nathan Hale became a spy, he was a school teacher. Once he joined the army and they were in need of a spy to figure out when the British would attack, Nathan Hale elected himself. Nathan Hale went to the British encampment and became a "School Teacher" for his disguise. One day as Nathan was in a local pub, a British officer noticed Nathan Hale and thought he looked very familiar. Nathan Hale had powder burns on his right cheek from a musket. A school teacher would not of had this. Due to Nathan hales burns on his face, and how uncommon it looked. They figured out that he was a spy. And hung him. When he was hung the last words he spoke were "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." and this is what Nathan Hale is most known for. -Written by a student from Ms.Rosas's class. 2010. Go APUSH!
he was hung because he was caught spying on thebritish troops
Nathan hale was being hung
On September 8, 1776, Nathan Hale volunteered to go across enemy lines and report on Britsh military movement. Less than two weeks later, he was hanged on espionage charges.
Nathan Hale was a spy working for General Washington in the Revolutionary War. He was caught and hung by the British. He said, "I regret I have but one life to give to my country."