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It was a spy network in the American Revolution led by Benjamin Tallmadge.

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What was the name of the best –known “spy ring” during the American Revolution?

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The Culper Ring was created in 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. It was a secret spy network established by General George Washington to obtain intelligence on British activities in New York City.


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A successful whaleboat raider turned spy was Caleb Brewster. He was part of the Culper spy ring.


What happened to the Culper spy ring after the American Revolution?

The purpose of the ring ended when the war ended. The people in it resumed their civilian careers. Woodhull ( Culper, Sr. ) became a judge. Townsend (Culper, Jr.) moved out of NY City to Oyster Bay.


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Sally Townsend of Oyster Bay helped get the word to her brother Robert ("Culper Jr." of the Culper Spy Ring) that led to the capture of Major Andre during the Revolutionary War.


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Anna Smith Strong was born in 1740 and died at the age of 72 in 1812. She was a Culper Spy during the Revolutionary War. The Culper Spy Ring was formed by George Washington to provide the colonists with military intelligence from the British.


What was it like for a Revolutionary War spy?

It was different for each spy. James Armestead was a double agent for us. He posed as an escaped slave in the British encampment. A teen girl rode day and night, escaping capture at a loyalist's home to delievr a secret message. The Culper Ring was a key spy ring for Washington. Loyalists spied, too. One of the more famous ones spied on the progress or an alliance with France. He posed as an assistant to one of the men (not Franklin or Adams) who was trying to procure an alliance.


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The British hung him as a spy. Washington had a whole network of spies working against the British. In 1778 a cavalry officer named Ben Tallmadge established a small group known as the Culper spy ring. They spied from 1778 to 1783 on British troop movements, fortifications, and plans in NY and the area. They are credited with the discovery of Benedict Arnold conspiring to give the British control of West Point.


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