Nathan Hale (colonel)

Not to be confused with Nathan Hale, the famous Revolutionary War spy.
Nathan Hale
Birth nameNathan Hale
Born(1743-09-23)September 23, 1743
Hampstead, New Hampshire
DiedSeptember 23, 1780(1780-09-23) (aged 37)
Brooklyn, New York
Allegiance United States
BranchContinental Army
Service years1774–1780
Rank Colonel
ConflictsAmerican Revolutionary War
RelationsEnoch Hale (brother)

Nathan Hale (September 23, 1743 – September 23, 1780) was an American Revolutionary War officer who fought in the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Fort Ticonderoga, Hale was caught at British borders in Manhattan, New York and died as a POW at the age of 37.

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