Role Of Spies In The Revolutionary War

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Revolutionary War: Spies Kyeler Rhoades
When you were a child, did you ever imagine that you were a spy, going on a secret mission and infiltrating enemy bases? This is exactly what the American spies were doing during the Revolutionary War. The Revolutionary War was an epic battle between the advanced British and the underdog Americans. Since the British were so advanced, George Washington recruited spies to sneak into the British headquarters. These spies helped tremendously in the victory of the Revolutionary War.
At first, during the war, the American Continental Army was suffering defeat. British soldiers had already set up a base in New York City and the Continental army had no information about its enemy. The British Army outnumbered the Continental Army with their enormous amount of wealth and necessities. And then, wanting to get this war over and done, the army general, President George Washington, did the unexpected. He launched a gigantic attack on the British base in New York. According to Margaret Hill, “instead of relying on people, supplies or assets, Washington relied on gossip, magazines and newspapers” to get information about his enemy. But this still …show more content…
The spies of the ring usually went by the name "Culper". They had a variety of tricks and hacks to boggle the minds of enemy soldiers. On intelligence reports, the spies signed the reports with names like "Culper, Sr." And "Culper, Jr." (Lengel). Also, according to Blair Rainsford, a spy named Anna Strong used her clothes as a secret message to other spies. She would send the message by hanging up black skirts to indicate that a spy should come and pick up a letter. The spies also used invisible ink to write between the lines of British documents so that only American spies could read them. The spies wrote in numbers instead of letters to conceal the words and only those who had the key could read
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