How a secret Long Island spy team saved George Washington from murder and helped win the Revolution

Source: New York Post

Welcome to Long Spyland. America won its independence with the help of the Culper Spy Ring, a small band of Long Island patriots whose exploits included foiling several assassination attempts on George Washington. The North Shore crew of childhood friends also engaged in espionage that uncovered Benedict Arnold’s infamous treason — and also covertly infiltrated Redcoat brass while on the deeply British-occupied Long Island.