# James Armistead

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The Enslaved Man-Turned-Spy Who Helped Washington Win America's Independence: James Armistead Lafayette

On this episode of Our American Stories, for most of his life, James Armistead Lafayette was known simply as James—not Lafayette. That last name came later, and from none other than the Marquis de Lafayette of the American Revolution. But why would an enslaved man take the last name of a French ...

James Armistead Lafayette, The Enslaved Spy Who Outsmarted Cornwallis | The Martin Memo | Ep. 59

Episode 4: James Armistead Lafayette – The Enslaved Spy Who Outsmarted Cornwallis He posed as a runaway slave inside Lord Cornwallis’s headquarters, listened to British war plans, fed the enemy false information, and passed critical intelligence straight to the Marquis de Lafayette. His daring ...

76 - AMERICA'S SPARTANS | The Maryland 400 (Soldiers) | Revolutionary War

In August 1776, General George Washington’s army faced annihilation at the Battle of Long Island.   British General William Howe executed a brilliant flanking maneuver, trapping the inexperienced American forces against the East River.   The fate of the Revolution hung by a thread.   Stand ...

James Armistead Lafayette | The Spy Behind Enemy Lines

During the American Revolution, James Armistead Lafayette served as a double agent for the Continental Army, secretly gathering intelligence while moving through British camps. Because British officers underestimated him, Armistead was able to pass critical information to American forces during ...

698. The Civilian Spies Who Helped America Win the Revolution

Two ordinary civilians — a New York tailor and an enslaved man from Virginia — used their everyday roles to outsmart the British and change the course of the American Revolution. In this episode of The Way the World Works, we tell the stories of two civilian spies who helped America win indepen ...

Ep. 31 | America 250 Part 4: James Armistead Lafayette and Yorktown

He walked into the British camp on purpose. He fed Cornwallis fake intelligence. He helped end the American Revolution — and then his country sent him right back to slavery. This episode of Archives and Anchovies tells the untold story of James Armistead Lafayette, the enslaved double agent who ...

Ep. 164 James Armistead Lafayette: How an Enslaved Black Man Helped Win Freedom for White Americans

Everyone knows about General George Washington and the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781. But, very few people know the circumstances surrounding that surrender. Very few people know about the involvement of an enslaved Black man named James who worked as a double agent during the ...

America’s Unsung Founding Fathers: Forgotten Heroes Who Built the Nation, Wrote "We the People," and Paid the Ultimate Price

Discover the untold stories behind America's forgotten Founding Fathers in this captivating episode. Dive into the incredible lives of Gouverneur Morris—author of “We the People”—George Mason, Roger Sherman, Caesar Rodney, Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Nathanael Greene, James Armistead Lafayette ...