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Miss Jenny (fl. 1781) was a spy on the side of British loyalists during the American Revolutionary War. Miss Jenny, a French-speaking woman whose real-life identity was never confirmed, infiltrated the French troops who fought on the American side and reported the movements of French and American troops to the British headquarters in New York City. She was reportedly in her late teens or early twenties in 1781. There are also songs written about Miss Jenny.

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  • Miss Jenny (fl. 1781) was a spy on the side of British loyalists during the American Revolutionary War. Miss Jenny, a French-speaking woman whose real-life identity was never confirmed, infiltrated the French troops who fought on the American side and reported the movements of French and American troops to the British headquarters in New York City. She was reportedly in her late teens or early twenties in 1781. There are also songs written about Miss Jenny. (en)
  • Miss Jenny, död efter år 1781, var benämningen på en oidentifierad kvinna som tjänstgjorde som spion åt britterna under det amerikanska frihetskriget. Hon var en brittisk lojalist som kunde tala franska och som infiltrerade amerikanarnas allierade, fransmännen, och rapporterade de franska och amerikanska truppförflyttningarna till britterna i New York. Hennes verksamhet bedöms ha haft ett viktigt inflytande på de brittiska truppförflyttningarna under sommaren 1781. Det har även skrivits låtar baserade på Miss Jenny. (sv)
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  • Miss Jenny (fl. 1781) was a spy on the side of British loyalists during the American Revolutionary War. Miss Jenny, a French-speaking woman whose real-life identity was never confirmed, infiltrated the French troops who fought on the American side and reported the movements of French and American troops to the British headquarters in New York City. She was reportedly in her late teens or early twenties in 1781. Miss Jenny is considered an important factor in the British military movements in the summer of 1781. At that time, she reported to the British that the French and Americans were planning an attack on the city of New York. She was on her way to cross the lines to the city to confirm this personally when she was caught by a French guard. After having been nearly raped, she was brought to the French camp and questioned. She claimed she was searching for her French-Canadian father. The French turned her to General George Washington's camp, where she was further questioned, but she held to her story. She was then turned over to French custody again, and after a last try to make her confess, they gave up. Before releasing her, they inflicted the informal punishment of cutting off her hair as a sign of public shame. Due to the contemporary ideas about the intelligence of women, female spies were not always considered much of a threat.Miss Jenny continued on her way to the British camp in New York and reported everything she had observed. Based on her and other spies' reports, the general in charge kept his troops in New York. However, the French and Americans later changed their plan and attacked Yorktown instead. There are also songs written about Miss Jenny. (en)
  • Miss Jenny, död efter år 1781, var benämningen på en oidentifierad kvinna som tjänstgjorde som spion åt britterna under det amerikanska frihetskriget. Hon var en brittisk lojalist som kunde tala franska och som infiltrerade amerikanarnas allierade, fransmännen, och rapporterade de franska och amerikanska truppförflyttningarna till britterna i New York. Hennes verksamhet bedöms ha haft ett viktigt inflytande på de brittiska truppförflyttningarna under sommaren 1781. Miss Jenny, vars verkliga identitet aldrig blev känd, vidarebefordrade de franska och amerikanska planerna på att anfalla New York till britterna i staden. Hon var på väg till staden för att bekräfta dessa uppgifter personligen då hon greps av en fransk vakt. Efter att ha utsatts för ett våldtäktsförsök överlämnades hon till fransmännens läger, där hon blev förhörd. Hon påstod där att hon var på väg för att söka efter sin fransk-kanadensiske far. Fransmännen överlämnade henne till amerikanarna och general George Washington, som också de misslyckades med att få henne att ändra historia. Hon överlämnades sedan ännu en gång till fransmännen, som en andra gång misslyckades med sina förhör. Fransmännen beslöt till slut att släppa henne. Innan de släppte henne fri utsatte de henne för det på den tiden skymfliga straffet att klippa av henne håret. Miss Jenny fortsatte sedan till New York där hon meddelade sina observationer till britterna. På grundval av hennes information beslöt britternas befälhavare att behålla sina trupper i New York. Fransmännen och amerikanarna ändrade dock sina planer och attackerade i stället Yorktown. Det har även skrivits låtar baserade på Miss Jenny. (sv)
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