American

John André

1751–1780


John André (1751–1780) was a British Army officer, executed as a spy in 1780 during the American Revolution.

Poems of American History gathers verse on events from the Norse voyages to the Spanish-American War, arranged by historical chapter. The poem here is “The Cow-Chace”; Stevenson's editorial headnotes are not reproduced.

  1. The Cow-Chace

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