Spies in revolutionary Rhode Island /

The history of espionage in Rhode Island during the American Revolution.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McBurney, Christian M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, S.C. : History Press, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Captain James Wallace Terrorizes Narragansett Bay (April 1775 to April 1776)
  • Walter Chaloner's Spy Ring
  • Mary Wenwood Mistakenly Trusts Her Former Husband
  • 2. The British Occupy Newport and the Rest of Aquidneck Island (December 1776 to August 1777)
  • The British Invade
  • the First Spies
  • John Trevett Risks His Life for an Afternoon's Spying
  • The Hanging of John Hart, Spy
  • 3. Spencer's Expedition (September 1777 to April 1778)
  • Isaac Goodman : Britain's Invaluable Spy
  • The Taggarts : Father and Son Patriot Spies
  • The One-Legged Spy
  • 4. The Rhode Island Campaign (May to September 1778)
  • Raids on Bristol and Warren, and Richard Holland
  • Other Spies in the Rhode Island Campaign
  • Ann Bates : British Spy Extraordinaire
  • 5. Return to the Status Quo and the British Depart (October 1778 to October 1779)
  • Metcalf Bowler : Rhode Island's Benedict Arnold
  • Isaac Barker, Seth Chapin and Spying in Middletown
  • The Spy Game Continues
  • Other Sources of Intelligence
  • 6. The French Occupy Newport (July 1780 to August 1781)
  • The French Arrive, and the Adventures of Thomas Hazard
  • How Did Rhode Island Tories Convey Messages to Clinton?
  • Mary Almy Hosts a Tory Spy Ring in Newport
  • French Plans to Trap the Traitor Benedict Arnold are Derailed by Spies
  • While Newport Tories Develop Their Spy Network, the French Help the Allies Win the War
  • Epilogue: Dr. Halliburton's Harrowing Escape; What Happened to Rhode Island's Master Spies?