ESPIONAGE IN

AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
By: Sami Branson

SPY TECHNIQUES
Cipars and Coded letters
Were used to make sure the letter could not be understood.
Letters were used to represent and replace letters.
Used by Culper Spy Ring.

Invisible Ink
-During the Revolutionary War invisible ink usually consisted of a mixture of
ferrous sulfate and water. A chemical reagent using sodium carbonate,
would reveal the letters hidden contents.
Used by both Britsih and American Armies.

Hidden and mask letters

Spies would roll up letters and put them in a variety of hidden places to

CULPER SPY RING

The Culper spy ring was an American spy network during the American

Revolution. The organization provided information on British troops for

George Washington. Washington appointed Major Benjamin Tallmadge to
Director of military intelligence. They operated around New York City and
no spy was ever unmasked. One of the most important things they did was
uncover a planned ambush by the British. The Culper spy ring achieved
more than any other American or British network during the time. The
punishment for caught spies was normally death. The Culper Spy Ring had
one female agent known only by her code name "355.

CODE BOOK
The code book was used to share information about the British with

Washington.

In the book it used fake names and over 763 numbers that represented

places, names and words.

The book traveled back and forth New York collecting information about

British tactics.

OTHER
Major Benjamin Tallmadge organized the Culper Spy Ring in 1778 to gather

information on British troop movements, fortifications, and military plans in

the New York area.

Anna Smith Strop was also in spy activities

The majority of information received about the battles or tactics of the

British was from espionage and spies. Without spies in the war, many
battles and outcomes could have been different.