Main Facts: A Shadow History of the American Revolution For nearly two and a half centuries, the story of American espionage in the Revolutionary War has been anchored by a singular, tragic figure: Nathan Hale. The young Connecticut schoolteacher, captured and executed by the British in September 1776, became a martyr of the patriot cause, […]

The annals of the American Revolution are often written in the blood of its martyrs, none more famous than Nathan Hale. The young Connecticut schoolteacher, captured and hanged by the British in September 1776, is immortalized by the words he supposedly uttered before his execution: "I only regret that I have but one life to […]