John Champe (soldier)

Sergeant Major John Champe (ca. 1752 – 30 September 1798) was an American Revolutionary War senior enlisted soldier in the Continental Army who became a double agent in a failed attempt to capture the American traitor General Benedict Arnold (1741–1801).

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John Champe
"The Escape of Sergeant Champe":
Lithograph: New York: Currier & Ives, c. 1876.
Born1752 (1752)
Aldie, Virginia
DiedSeptember 30, 1798(1798-09-30) (aged 45–46)
Prickett's Fort
SpousePhebe Susan Barnard
ChildrenWilliam Champ, Mary Champ, Susann Champ, Eleanor Champ, Amelia Champ, John Champ, Nathaniel Champ
Espionage activity
Allegiance United States of America
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