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Lydia Darragh

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American spy (1729-1789)

United StatesLived 1728 to 1789 · aged 61
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Lydia Darragh was an Irishwoman said to have crossed the lines during the British occupation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War, delivering information to George Washington and the Continental Army that warned them of a pending British attack.

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Lydia Darragh was an Irishwoman said to have crossed the lines during the British occupation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War, delivering information to George Washington and the Continental Army that warned them of a pending British attack. Contemporary sources claim Darragh's uncorroborated story is historically unsubstantiated.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1728 to 1789 · aged 61
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