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Benedict Arnold went on to fight successfully in 1776 in keeping the British from invading the colonies through the Lake Champlain region, and his greatest victory was at Saratoga in 1777, which led to the French coming into the war as the American’s first and most important allies.
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Early in the Revolutionary War General George Washington...
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General George Washington had given him his fullest trust and had placed him in command of West Point in New York. Arnold was planning to surrender the fort to British forces, but the plot was discovered in September 1780, whereupon he fled to the British lines.
George Washington and Benedict Arnold. Professor James Kirby Martin explores how George Washington and Benedict Arnold, once brothers in arms, became bitter enemies.
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Benedict Arnold was born on January 14, 1741, in Norwich, Connecticut. His mother came from a wealthy family, but his alcoholic father squandered their estate. As a young man, Arnold apprenticed at an apothecary business and served in the militia during the French and Indian War. In 1767, Arnold, who became a prosperous trader, married Margaret Man...
When the Revolutionary War broke out between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies in April 1775, Arnold joined the Continental Army. Acting under a commission from the revolutionary government of Massachusetts, Arnold partnered with Vermont frontiersman Ethan Allen and Allen’s Green Mountain Boys to capture the unsuspecting British garrison a...
With the enlistments of many of his men expiring on New Year’s Day, Arnold had no choice but to launch a desperate attack against well-fortified Quebec City through a blizzard on December 31, 1775. Early in the battle, Arnold received a grave wound to his leg and was carried to the back of the battlefield. The assault continued, but the Battle of Q...
On October 11, 1776, the American fleet surprised its foe near Valcour Bay. Although Carleton’s flotilla drove the Americans away, Arnold’s action delayed Carleton’s approach long enough that, by the time the British general reached New York, the battle season was near an end, and the British had to return to Canada. Arnold’s performance at Valcour...
Arnold rejoined the army in time to participate in the defense of central New York from an invading British force under General John Burgoyne in the fall of 1777. In the battles against Burgoyne, Arnold served under General Horatio Gates, an officer whom Arnold came to hold in contempt. The antipathy was mutual, and Gates at one point relieved Arno...
During his term as governor, rumors—not entirely unfounded—circulated through Philadelphia accusing Arnold of abusing his position for his personal profit. Questions were also raised about Arnold’s courtship and marriage to the young Peggy Shippen, the daughter of a man suspected of Loyalist sympathies. Arnold and his second wife, with whom he woul...
In 1779, Arnold was appointed commander of the American fort at West Point, New York. But by the end of 1779, Arnold had begun secret negotiations with the British to surrender, in return for money and a command in the British army. Arnold’s chief intermediary was British Major John André. André was captured in September 1780, while crossing betwee...
After fleeing to the enemy side, Arnold received a commission with the British army and served in several minor engagements against the Americans. In one battle, he captured Richmond, Virginia, for the British. After the war, which ended in victory for the Americans with the Treaty of Paris in 1783, Arnold resided in England. The British regarded h...
Why Benedict Arnold Turned Traitor Against the American Revolution. Smithsonian Magazine. Benedict Arnold. George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Benedict Arnold. American Battlefield Trust.
Early in the Revolutionary War General George Washington came to admire the military capabilities of Benedict Arnold. Arnold’s brave actions at Quebec, Lake Champlain, and Saratoga won him many well-deserved battlefield laurels.
Jun 13, 2024 · Who was Benedict Arnold? Benedict Arnold was a Patriot general during the American Revolution. In the early years of the conflict, he was considered an American war hero, but he became disillusioned with the U.S. and defected to Britain in 1780. Today, the name 'Benedict Arnold' is synonymous with the word 'traitor' in the U.S.
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Sep 11, 2024 · That autumn Arnold was appointed by General George Washington to command an expedition to capture Quebec. He marched with 700 men by way of the Maine wilderness, a remarkable feat of leadership and endurance, and, reinforced by Gen. Richard Montgomery, he attacked the well-fortified city.
