During the Revolutionary War, this man was captured by the British on a dangerous intelligence gathering mission and was later executed, but not before saying his legendary (and possibly mythical) last words: “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
Answer Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale answered George Washington's call for a volunteer for a dangerous mission: to spy behind British lines in New York. Hale agreed to go on the mission knowing he could be executed if he were captured, which unfortunately came to pass. His last words may or may not have actually been spoken, but they have been immortalized in American history.
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