James Armistead Lafayette

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James Armistead Lafayette (1748/1760 —1830/1832) was an African American man who worked as a double agent for the Patriots during the American Revolutionary War. During the Yorktown campaign, he reported on the activities of Benedict Arnold after Arnold had defected to the British and Lord Cornwallis' activities during the run-up to the siege of Yorktown. Lafayette fed the British false information while disclosing accurate and detailed information to the Patriots.

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