American revolutionary soldiers hanged by the British as spies. According to tradition, his last words are "My only regret is that I have only one life to give to my motherland."
Hale, Nathan: (1755- 1776) A soldier in the American Revolutionary War was hanged by the British for espionage. Generally speaking, his last sentence was: "My only regret is that I have only one life to give to my motherland."