He was hanged as a spy by the Continental Army for assisting Benedict Arnold's attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York, to the British. While the widespread lack of evidence does show that these little braids were not fashionable or popular during the American Revolution, I figured that the production team at AMC must have seen something that inspired them to include such a conspicuous and unusual fashion accessory for Major Andre’s character. Perhaps John Andre suffered an injury (bullet, sword or knife wound?) In the first two British produced “Sharpe” television films, the character of Major Hogan (portrayed by Brian Cox) is clearly shown wearing a lovelock braid hanging from otherwise rather short hair. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Lady Adrienne Fairfax had never gotten to know her betrothed. Lt. Caleb Brewster, another (Hopefully the above list will also help dispel any lingering Hollywood-fueled notions that “all Redcoat uniforms were the same.”). Click to enlarge. His hair was black. It’s also quite possible that this painting was mistakenly mislabeled sometime in its shrouded history. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. (Although, since I’m more of a Major Hewlett-esque oenophile, I’d probably opt for a vineyard instead). And if you have any more questions or braid-theories, send them this way via the ask page, tumblr, or Twitter. List of American Revolutionary War battles, 1 series, 3 seasons, 22 episodes, 1 comic, https://turn.fandom.com/wiki/John_André/In-universe?oldid=20269. Posted on June 1, 2014 Updated on June 1, 2014. ( Log Out / Name Turn needed to give a reason for Peggy choosing Arnold, the petulant, thirty-seven-year-old buffoon, over André, the gorgeous young gentleman, so they made it part of the treason plot. This entry was posted in Character study, clothing, material culture, reader request and tagged 18th century fashion, banastre tarleton, braid, historical costuming, john andre, military history, military uniforms, reader request, TURN, turn amc, wigs. JJ Feild was born on April 1, 1978 in Boulder, Colorado, USA as John Joseph Feild. Summary. It was an old naval custom which continued until the mid 19th century of officers cutting off the lock before going to sea and giving it to their loved ones. Some people DO have streaks of white or gray hair in small patches among a head of otherwise normal colored hair. Appears in ( Log Out / The series originally aired on the AMC network for four seasons, from April 6, 2014, to August 12, 2017. The daughter of a British Lord, Cecily Dartmore is an unknown traitor in the heart of the enemy territory and she must keep her secret American allegiance unknown to not only her Tory father, but also from Major John Andre. calebbrewster, imagines, revolutionary. So The Real Andre probably didn’t wear a wig. Wasn’t that done…some time in history? Lawrence Washington was a man twice her age who was arranged to marry her eldest sister, Anna. Rogers questioned the source of André's intel and said that he'd only do it for double the price. (I suppose it could also be his natural hair that he had somehow bleached white, but that would be an even stranger explanation.). After Andre’s capture, it was noted that his hair was heavily powdered, giving a clue that he was Somebody. He is an actor and producer, known for … Hanged and then neck broken by Benjamin Tallmadge and Caleb Brewster. 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