The Culper Ring was a network of spies active during the American Revolutionary War, organized by Major Benjamin Tallmadge and General George Washington in 1778 during the British occupation of New York City.

2010年3月19日 · Known as the Culper Spy Ring, Tallmadge’s homegrown network would become the most effective of any intelligence-gathering operation on either side during the Revolutionary War. In mid-September...

Collecting intelligence on British forces in New York City and Long Island, the Culper spies provided Washington with a wealth of secrets about British plans, unit strengths, and defenses. The discoveries aided Washington’s efforts to keep the Continental Army intact and bottle up large numbers of British soldiers in New York.

2025年2月13日 · Culper Spy Ring, American intelligence organization that was put together and managed by Maj. Benjamin Tallmadge for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It operated in British-controlled New York City from 1778 to 1783.

The Culper Spy Ring was an American spy network operating during the War of American Independence that provided George Washington with information on British troop movements.

2024年6月7日 · The Culper Ring: How Espionage Won the American Revolution. The Continental Army’s victory was primarily won off the battlefield in a shadowy, back-and-forth battle between lone operatives operating deep behind enemy lines.

2018年4月23日 · Learn About America's First Spies, the Culper Ring. How Civilian Agents Changed the American Revolution

2019年1月10日 · The Culper Ring, founded and supervised by Tallmadge, operated from late October in 1778 until the British evacuated New York in 1783. Although the ring was active for all five of these years, its most productive period was between 1778 and 1781.

The code name for an American spy network during the Revolutionary War, the Culper Ring, proved to be the most effective espionage service employed by either side during the whole conflict. The ring successfully operated in the New York City area for almost six years, sustaining only one major reversal in 1780.

2014年12月31日 · The Culper Spy Ring was headed by Robert Townsend, a Quaker merchant and reporter, but the group members' identities were shrouded in secrecy, even from each other. From a tavern keep to a young longshoreman, these ordinary people carried out extraordinary—and extremely dangerous—work.