Culper Spy Ring organization
also: Culper Ring, Culper Spiring, Culper spy ring, culprits firing, spiring, spy system, The organization
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Claims (10)
Benjamin Tallmadge headed
Culper Spy Ring documented
document
“The organization consisted of Tallmadge [Robert] Townsend Abraham Woodhull Austin Roe and Caleb Brewster…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.17
Culper Spy Ring operated_in
New York City documented
document
“The most sophisticated and enduring spy system in good running order for five years maintained by Washington was led by Major Benjamin Tallmadge and operated in the environs of New York City and Long Island…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.17
Culper Spy Ring operated_in
Long Island documented
document
“The most sophisticated and enduring spy system in good running order for five years maintained by Washington was led by Major Benjamin Tallmadge and operated in the environs of New York City and Long Island…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.17
Culper Spy Ring exposed
British Army host_asserted
“They uncovered a 1779 plot to attack the French allies when Rochambeau landed in Newport, Rhode Island. So the French were just getting off their voyage. They were going to get attacked by the British. And this spiring, the Culper spiring, …”
▶ Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies w_WarHamster Brady @ 20:28
Culper Spy Ring exposed
Benedict Arnold host_asserted
“Interestingly, the British had spies in Washington's camp, and part of the intel they got was that Washington's biggest concern was money at the time. That's where they came up with this idea. But the Culper spy ring stopped it. And the big…”
▶ The Shadow State 57 Lincoln's Spies & Counterfeiters @ 22:20
Benjamin Talmadge headed
Culper Spy Ring host_asserted
“Uh, to Tara in the rumble chat. Yes, that is the correct spell. And let me see what's linoleum. I'll spell it out for you. Hang on. Uh, L I N O N. I, you got it spelled right in chat. Okay. So the culprits firing. So important characters. N…”
▶ Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies w_WarHamster Brady @ 11:23
Culper Spy Ring exposed
United Kingdom host_asserted
“They uncovered a 1779 plot to attack the French allies when Rochambeau landed in Newport, Rhode Island. So the French were just getting off their voyage. They were going to get attacked by the British. And this spiring, the Culper spiring, …”
▶ The Shadow State 57 Lincoln's Spies & Counterfeiters @ 20:46
Culper Spy Ring exposed
United Kingdom host_asserted
“the continental currency through counterfeiting that's going to be a big part of our story today is counterfeiting so what's going on in the colonies at this point in time is you obviously don't they haven't really had a sovereign governmen…”
▶ The Shadow State 57 Lincoln's Spies & Counterfeiters @ 21:17
Culper Spy Ring exposed
Benedict Arnold host_asserted
“Interestingly, the British had spies in Washington's camp, and part of the intel they got was that Washington's biggest concern was money at the time. That's where they came up with this idea. But the Culper spy ring stopped it. And the big…”
▶ Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies w_WarHamster Brady @ 22:03
Culper Spy Ring exposed
British Army host_asserted
“the continental currency through counterfeiting. That's going to be a big part of our story today is counterfeiting. So what's going on in the colonies at this point in time is obviously they haven't really had a sovereign government, but t…”
▶ Operation Gladio meets Secret Societies w_WarHamster Brady @ 21:00
Mentions (13)
▶ 3:19
So Washington Spies, that DVD I just showed you, is based on a book by Alexander Rose called Washington Spies, The Story of America's First Spiring. And it tells a story, what's called the Culper Spiring. And for regular listeners or watche…
▶ 10:49
You did not get military protocol. And this is where the famous quote from Nathan Hale comes in, where he says, I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. And we've all heard that growing up, right? Right. So that's Nath…
▶ 12:26
General George Washington makes him the director of military intelligence, and he recruits a bunch of other people to become part of what's known as the Culper Ring. I'll get to why they call them Culpers in a second. Real quick, just a lit…
▶ 15:24
All right, next person part of the Culper Ring is a guy by the name of Abraham Woodhull. That's W-O-D-H-U-L-L. He's an interesting story. Look him up. His code name was Samuel Culper Sr., and that's why it's the Culper Ring, because they we…
▶ 19:56
Or probably did. So what kind of methods did they use? They used stuff like invisible ink, where you'd write invisible ink in between the letters, a real letter. Coded messages that were published in newspapers. Absolute secrecy. Everything…
▶ 20:28
They uncovered a 1779 plot to attack the French allies when Rochambeau landed in Newport, Rhode Island. So the French were just getting off their voyage. They were going to get attacked by the British. And this spiring, the Culper spiring, …
▶ 22:03
Interestingly, the British had spies in Washington's camp, and part of the intel they got was that Washington's biggest concern was money at the time. That's where they came up with this idea. But the Culper spy ring stopped it. And the big…
▶ 3:35
So Washington Spies, that DVD I just showed you, is based on a book by Alexander Rose called Washington Spies, The Story of America's First Spiring. And it tells the story of what's called the Culper Spiring. And for regular listeners or wa…
▶ 11:06
You did not get military protocol. And this is where the famous quote from Nathan Hale comes in, where he says, I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. And we've all heard that growing up, right? Right. So that's Nath…
▶ 12:43
General George Washington makes him the director of military intelligence, and he recruits a bunch of other people to become part of what's known as the Culper Ring. I'll get to why they call them Culpers in a second. Real quick, just a lit…
▶ 15:41
All right, next person part of the Culper Ring is a guy by the name of Abraham Woodhull. That's W-O-D-H-U-L-L. He's an interesting story. Look him up. His codename was Samuel Culper Sr., and that's why it's the Culper Ring, because they wen…
▶ 20:13
Or probably did. So what kind of methods did they use? They used stuff like invisible ink. Where you'd write invisible ink in between the letters of a real letter. Coded messages that were published in newspapers. Absolute secrecy. Everythi…
▶ 21:47
Counterfeit colonial dollars. Hype them into the colonies. And basically hyper inflate. So the dollar became. The colonial dollar became worthless. And Washington wouldn't be able to pay his troops. And therefore the army would disintegrate…