John A. Nagy, Author at Journal of the American Revolution

Author: John A. Nagy

John A. Nagy (1964-2016) was an award-winning author and a scholar in residence at Saint Francis University. He was a consultant to Colonial Williamsburg and the University of Michigan on espionage. He was a founder and past President of the American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia. He appeared on radio and television such as the History Channel, C-SPAN, and local educational TV. He was the subject of two one-hour interviews on the Pennsylvania Cable Television Network. His books are Rebellion in the Ranks Mutinies of the American Revolution; Invisible Ink Spycraft of the American Revolution; Spies in the Continental Capital: Espionage Across Pennsylvania During the American Revolution; and Dr. Benjamin Church, Spy: A Case of Espionage on the Eve of the American Revolution.

The War Years (1775-1783) Posted on February 19, 2014August 28, 2016

British Spy Plot to Capture
Fort Ticonderoga in 1777

Peter Livius, chief justice of the province of Quebec and former justice of New Hampshire, wrote a letter on June 2, 1777 to American Major General John Sullivan in an effort to get Sullivan to turn to the British cause.[1] Livius thought Sullivan was the commander at Fort Ticonderoga.[2] Livius believed Sullivan had lost his […]

by John A. Nagy

Author: John A. Nagy

British Spy Plot to Capture Fort Ticonderoga in 1777

British Spy Plot to Capture
Fort Ticonderoga in 1777