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This Day in Legal History: The Capture of John André
On September 23, 1780, three American militiamen stopped a man riding toward British lines near Tarrytown, New York. Hidden in his boot were documents and maps of the fortifications at West Point. The man was Major John André, adjutant general of the British Army—and the papers exposed one of the most infamous plots in American history: General Benedict Arnold’s secret agreement to surrender West Point to the British in exchange for money and a British command. Arnold escaped to the enemy; his name became a synonym for traitor. André was…
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