James Armistead Lafayette
Deceased Person
1760 – 1830
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Who was James Armistead Lafayette?
James Armistead Lafayette was an African American slave who served the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War as a spy and double agent. He served under the Marquis de Lafayette, reporting on the activities first of Benedict Arnold – after he had gone over to the British – and then Lord Cornwallis during the run-up to the Battle of Yorktown. He also fed false information to them.
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- Born
- Dec 10, 1760
Virginia - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Aug 9, 1830
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on July 23, 2013
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