[PAR] [TLE] Fidelity Medallion [SEP] The Fidelity Medallion is the oldest decoration of the United States military and was created by act of the Continental Congress in 1780.  Also known as the "André Capture Medal", the Fidelity Medallion was awarded to those soldiers who participated in the capture of Major John André, of the British army, who had been the contact to Benedict Arnold and had helped organize his defection. [PAR] [TLE] John André [SEP] John André (2 May 1750 – 2 October 1780) was a British Army officer hanged as a spy by the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War for assisting Benedict Arnold's attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York to the British.
[PAR] [TLE] Fidelity Medallion [ SEP ] The Fidelity Medallion is the oldest decoration of the United States military and was created by act of the Continental Congress in 1780 . Also known as the " André Capture Medal " , the Fidelity Medallion was awarded to those soldiers who participated in the capture of Major John André , of the British army , who had been the contact to Benedict Arnold and had helped organize his defection . [PAR] [TLE] John André [ SEP ] John André ( 2 May 1750 – 2 October 1780 ) was a British Army officer hanged as a spy by the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War for assisting Benedict Arnold 's attempted surrender of the fort at West Point , New York to the British .
The Fidelity Medallion was awarded to soldiers involved in the capture of a British general born in what year?
The Fidelity Medallion was awarded to soldiers involved in the capture of a British general born in what year ?
1750
1750