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To: Coleus
I remember as a very young kid when the bodies of the fallen dragoons were found. The site is about five miles from where I grew up, about 2 miles where I currently live.

The prisoners from the massacre were interrogated at the Reformed Church in Tappan, NY by Maj. John Andre. After Andre's capture as a spy in Tarrytown, NY, Gen. George Washington staged Andre's espionage trial in the same church were he conducted his interrogations of Baylor's men. Andre was hanged down the street from the church on the Tappan NY, Northvale NJ border.

7 posted on 11/26/2012 6:06:27 PM PST by gusty
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To: gusty

Wow. I never knew any of this and I grew up around there and love Revolutionary War History. I thought Andre was beloved by Continentals who petitioned Washington not to hang him. Love Washington even more now


12 posted on 11/26/2012 7:07:46 PM PST by MattinNJ (Col. West in 2016!!!!!!!!)
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