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Benedict Arnold (14 January 1741 [ O.S. 3 January 1740] [1] [a] – June 14, 1801) was an American-born military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of major general before defecting to the British in 1780.
Jun 10, 2024 · Benedict Arnold (1741–1801) was an American officer who served the cause of the American Revolution until 1779, when he shifted his allegiance to the British. His name became an epithet for traitor in the United States.
Oct 27, 2009 · Benedict Arnold was an early hero of the Revolutionary War who later became one of the most infamous traitors in U.S. history. At the outbreak of the war, Arnold participated in the capture...
Jun 13, 2024 · Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) was a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). He was considered one of the finest Patriot military officers during the early years...
Why Benedict Arnold Turned Traitor Against the American Revolution. The story behind the most famous betrayal in U.S. history shows the complicated politics of the nation’s...
The name Benedict Arnold is synonymous in American history with the word traitor. His name is almost a synonym for treasonous behavior so despicable, his many contributions to American Independence before becoming a turncoat are largely forgotten.
In the early years of the Revolutionary War, Benedict Arnold was one of George Washington’s most accomplished field generals. His legacy today is quite different, with Arnold branded the most notorious traitor in American history, after a failed gambit to trade the vital American outpost at West Point for cash resulted in his defection to the ...
Jul 30, 2018 · Benedict Arnold Is America’s Most Famous Traitor. But You Probably Don’t Know His Whole Story. 7 minute read. Illustration showing Major General Benedict Arnold (1741 - 1801) rallying the...
Jan 21, 2011 · Benedict Arnold: American history’s most heroic traitor. “Time Trial of Benedict Arnold,” the museum’s new theater program, opened on December 27 to rave reviews! The program explores the complexities of history by examining the case of Benedict Arnold, America’s best-known traitor.
Jun 8, 2018 · Born in 1741, Benedict Arnold V was the son of Benedict Arnold IV, a businessman and landowner, and Hannah Waterman King, a stern and commanding woman. The first Benedict Arnold, who came to America in 1657, once served as the governor of Rhode Island.
