John Champe (soldier)
John Champe | |
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"The Escape of Sergeant Champe": Lithograph: New York: Currier & Ives, c. 1876. | |
| Born | 1752 |
| Died | September 30, 1798 (aged 45–46) Prickett's Fort, Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse | Phebe Susan Barnard |
| Children | William Champ, Mary Champ, Susann Champ, Eleanor Champ, Amelia Champ, John Champ, Nathaniel Champ |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
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).