Benjamin Tallmadge

Benjamin Tallmadge was born in Setauket, Long Island on the twenty-fifth of February in the year seventeen-fifty-four. He attended Yale College in seventeen-sixty-nine and graduated in seventeen-seventy-three, determined to study law (White). While in Yale, Tallmadge became close friends with Nathan Hale, who would “also be involved in American espionage” (White). After graduation, he superintended a school in Weathersfield, Connecticut. His dreams to study law were shattered when American blood

Culper spy ring. Housed in New York City under the command of Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge, its purpose was more than merely gaining intelligence. It also was tasked with planting and passing false intelligence to the British. Looking back, the questions that must be asked are: What

Benjamin Tallmadge was an officer in the Continental Army that rose to the rank Colonel (COL) by the end of the Revolutionary War. He served as Chief Intelligence Officer to General (GEN) George Washington during the war and was a close advisor to the Commander-in-Chief He distinguished himself as a leader in battle while assigned to the 2nd Regiment of the Light Dragoons and solidified his place as a Legacy Leader. COL Tallmadge displayed all of the Attributes and Competencies of an effective Army

Saving the Israelites In the Book of Genesis, Joseph is utilized by God to save the Israelites which started due Joseph's boasting habits. His story begins with his ten brothers and himself working for his father. Joseph had tendencies to share his dreams in which he was presented as higher than his brothers. As a result, Joseph's angry brothers planned to kill him, but ends up in slavery due to his brother Rueben trying to save him. Therefore, God uses Joseph's hardships to allow the Israelites

this point in the narrative his brothers have just arrived on the scene. Backing up a tad, at the outset of Genesis 42, Jacob is admonishing his eleven sons to head to Egypt to buy food. They agree and all head to Egypt save Benjamin, Joseph 's only full blood brother. Benjamin did not make the trip because his father worried excessively over him. They made it to Egypt and

1 Samuel picks up the theme of war, disobedience and provision from Judges and carries them forward through God’s use of Samuel and Saul. God used them to bring Israel victory over their oppressors despite Israel’s continued disobedience. Through his provision of the judges, victories and kings, God displayed his omnipotence over the Israelites. Since these themes are carried over throughout Judges and 1 Samuel, God is shown to be the same God over his people. From the start of Judges, war is a prevalent

military communications coded by intelligence officer Alexander Hamilton. The Continental Congress established numerous secret intelligence committees, including the Secret Committee; which became the Committees of (Secret) Correspondence, chaired by Benjamin Franklin; and the Committee on Spies, charged with the task of purchasing weapons for the revolutionaries abroad. Members of these committees included the likes of John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Robert Livingston. Initially, Congress

story to revolve around Benjamin Martin (played by Mel Gibson) and his South Carolina family. Some examples of this would be the focus on Benjamin’s eldest son Gabriel and how he goes against his father’s wishes. As well as Gabriel, the film focuses on Benjamin and what actions he takes and why.

1760- King George takes the throne of England. 1763- French and Indian War Ends. Canada and land east of the Mississippi River is added to Great Britiain's Empire. 1765- The Stamp Act is passed. The Stamp Act was passed as a means to pay for British troops on the American frontier. The colonists were the ones paying for the troops and they violently protested the Act. 1766- The Stamp Act is repealed. 1768- British troops arrive in Boston to enforce laws. 1770- Four workers are shot

1719. At a time when newspaper journalism was concerned primarily with reporting political events, the New-England Courant, started by James Franklin in 1721, became the first newspaper to include literary entertainment. Franklin's younger brother Benjamin Franklin published humorous social commentary in the Courant under the pen name of Silence Dogwood . Magazines also appeared for the first time in the colonies during the mid-1700s. Before 1800 magazines were concerned primarily with measuring America's