Many men were killed during the war, and lots of them died from executions. People were executed if they were spies or if they were considered traitors. Many of these men who were killed were soldiers. Lots of them were innocent. Here are a few men who were killed because of the war.
John Roberts III- John was executed after the war had ended, because he was an alleged Loyalist. People said that he had mixed glass in with a bag of flour that he gave to the Continental Army, although this was never confirmed. Not very many people believed that he was a Loyalist, since he had assisted the Patriots, and they even started a petition to free Mr. Roberts from jail and his impending doom. Three signers of the Declaration of Independence even made a point to sign the petition. Although many signed the petition, John Roberts was hung for treason. Many of his supporters thought he was a scapegoat for something done by someone else.
Abraham Carlisle- Abraham was executed for treason with John Roberts III. He was in the same boat as John, and many people thought he was an innocent man because he assisted the Rebels as well.
Daniel Taylor- Daniel Taylor was executed for being a spy. He was discovered whilst delivering a spy letter to another British lieutenant and tried desperately to hide the evidence. The short letter was encased in a silver casing about the size of a shotgun shell, so when Daniel's American captors found the "bullet", Mr. Taylor quickly swallowed it. The Americans immediately saw this as even more suspicious than him having a random bullet with him and gave him a very strong emetic that made him regurgitate the letter. Daniel was so keen on not being caught that he immediately re-swallowed the "silver bullet". He only gave it up after the American soldiers threatened to cut open his stomach to retreive the suspicious ammo. He was later hung after he was convicted at what people now call "The Silver Bullet Trial".
There were so many other men that were executed during the war that 20% of executions were war related up until 1865. The men shown above are but a small percentage of those who were convicted during the Revolutionary War.
John Roberts III- John was executed after the war had ended, because he was an alleged Loyalist. People said that he had mixed glass in with a bag of flour that he gave to the Continental Army, although this was never confirmed. Not very many people believed that he was a Loyalist, since he had assisted the Patriots, and they even started a petition to free Mr. Roberts from jail and his impending doom. Three signers of the Declaration of Independence even made a point to sign the petition. Although many signed the petition, John Roberts was hung for treason. Many of his supporters thought he was a scapegoat for something done by someone else.
Abraham Carlisle- Abraham was executed for treason with John Roberts III. He was in the same boat as John, and many people thought he was an innocent man because he assisted the Rebels as well.
Daniel Taylor- Daniel Taylor was executed for being a spy. He was discovered whilst delivering a spy letter to another British lieutenant and tried desperately to hide the evidence. The short letter was encased in a silver casing about the size of a shotgun shell, so when Daniel's American captors found the "bullet", Mr. Taylor quickly swallowed it. The Americans immediately saw this as even more suspicious than him having a random bullet with him and gave him a very strong emetic that made him regurgitate the letter. Daniel was so keen on not being caught that he immediately re-swallowed the "silver bullet". He only gave it up after the American soldiers threatened to cut open his stomach to retreive the suspicious ammo. He was later hung after he was convicted at what people now call "The Silver Bullet Trial".
There were so many other men that were executed during the war that 20% of executions were war related up until 1865. The men shown above are but a small percentage of those who were convicted during the Revolutionary War.