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Hale, Nathan

The Oxford Companion to American Literature | 1995 | | Copyright

Hale, Nathan (1755–76), born in Connecticut, graduated from Yale (1773), became a captain in the Revolutionary War, and volunteered to serve as a spy among the British forces on Long Island. Apprehended and sentenced to be executed, before he was hanged he uttered the famous words, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” He was the subject of a popular song of the period, and later of a play by Clyde Fitch.

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Hale, Nathan

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

Hale, Nathan (1755–76) Revolutionary soldier, patriot, and spy, born in Coventry, Connecticut. Hale joined the Continental army in 1775 and volunteered for a spy mission shortly thereafter (1776). He was apprehended by the British and condemned to be hanged. His final words, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country,” made him a hero of the revolution and a symbol of the patriot cause.

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