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Benedict Arnold (January 14, 1741 [O.S. January 3, 1740] [1] [a] – June 14, 1801) was an American-born British 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.
Benedict Arnold (December 21, 1615 – June 19, 1678) was president and then governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, serving for a total of 11 years in these roles. He was born and raised in the town of Ilchester , Somerset , England, likely attending school in Limington nearby.
Portrait of Benedict Arnold by Thomas Hart, March 1776. Benedict Arnold entered the American Revolution as a Patriot fighting for American independence. Arnold had many successful campaigns, and was considered by many to be the best general and most accomplished leader in the Continental Army.
General George Washington turned it over when Andre was hung as a spy after giving the plans of West Point to Benedict Arnold. The portrait of Arnold is at far left. Today the tavern is home to ...
[citation needed] The only original portrait of Harrison to survive was the miniature around his wife's neck, wearing it as she fled from Arnold's forces. [citation needed] On January 19, the Richmond campaign ended, when Benedict Arnold's weary troops reached Portsmouth.
A month before the British surrender at Yorktown ended major fighting during the American Revolution, the traitor Benedict Arnold led a force of Redcoats on a last raid in his home state of ...
Benedict Arnold portrait by Thomas Hart. The opening fire came between 2 and 2:30 pm from the British grenadiers. Poor's men held their fire, and the terrain made the British shooting largely ineffective. When Major Acland led the British grenadiers in a bayonet charge, the Americans finally began shooting at close range. Acland fell, shot in ...
The military career of Benedict Arnold from 1777 to 1779 was marked by two important events in his career. In July 1777, Arnold was assigned to the Continental Army's Northern Department, where he played pivotal roles in bringing about the failure of British Brigadier Barry St. Leger's siege of Fort Stanwix and the American success in the battles of Saratoga, which fundamentally altered the ...