What is John André?
{{Infobox military person |name=John André |born= {{birth date|1750|5|2|df=yes}} |died= {{death date and age|1780|10|2|1750|5|2|df=yes}} |image=John André.jpg |alt=A painting of John André in a red uniform, facing the viewer. |caption=Portrait of John André. |nickname= |placeofbirth= [[London]], [[England]] |placeofdeath= [[Tappan]], [[New York]] |placeofburial= [[New York]]<br />[[Westminster Abbey]] |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |branch= [[British Army]] |serviceyears= British Army: 1771-1780 |rank=[[Major]] |unit= |commands= |battles=[[American Revolutionary War]] *[[Battle of Brandywine]] *[[Paoli Massacre]] *[[Battle of Germantown]] *[[Battle of Monmouth]] *[[Grey's raids into Massachusetts]] *[[Grey's raids into New Jersey]] *[[Battle of Charleston]] |awards= |relations= |laterwork= |signature=Appletons' André John signature.jpg }} Major '''John André''' (b. 1750 - d. 1780) was a [[British]] officer in the [[Revolutionary War|American War for Independence]]. He helped [[Benedict Arnold]] change sides to the British army and tried to take the fort [[West Point]] for the British. He was [[execution|killed for the crime]] of being a spy. ==Early life== André was born in 1750 in London.<ref name=USH /><ref name=Brit>{{cite encyclopedia|publisher=Britannica|access-date=December 27, 2020|title=John André|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Andre}}</ref> [[File:John Andre.jpg|thumb|left]] His parents were [[Huguenots]]. The Huguenots were [[Protestant]]s who had lived in France. When the French government said it was illegal to be Protestants, many Huguenots went to other countries. André's mother went to England when she was young. His mother had been born in France and his father had been born in [[Geneva]]. André's father was a merchant&mdash;he earned money by buying and selling things.<ref name=USH /> André's parents had one other son and three daughters.<ref name=West /> André went to school in Geneva and then came back to England in 1767. He had a good education. He could dra