Benedict Arnold - Wikipedia 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 | Biography, War Hero, Traitor | Britannica 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
Benedict Arnold: Traitor, Wife West Point | HISTORY 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
Benedict Arnold - World History Encyclopedia Benedict Arnold (the future general) was born on 14 January 1741 in Norwich The success of his father's business meant that Arnold's childhood was comfortable Robust and athletic, the young Arnold spent his free time ice skating upon Connecticut's frozen lakes and leading the local boys in mischievous stunts such as leaping over loaded wagons that were driving down the main street or setting
Benedict Arnold - American Battlefield Trust 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
Benedict Arnold - U. S. National Park Service Benedict Arnold was born in Norwich, CT in 1741 He was the great-grandson of the Rhode Island governor of the same name As a young man during the French and Indian War, he enlisted in the New York Militia twice, and twice deserted; each time under pressure from his family to complete an apprenticeship as an apothecary under his uncles at home Arnold's parents died when he was 21 and he
Benedict Arnold - US History Benedict Arnold was born on January 14, 1741 in Norwich, Connecticut Arnold was one of a number of Benedict Arnold s including his father and his great-grandfather, an early governor of Rhode Island Arnold's mother was Hannah Waterman King, a wealthy widow, before her marriage to the elder Arnold
Benedict Arnold Turns Traitor and Defects to the British Washington discovers that Benedict Arnold has defected and planned to surrender West Point – and the men stationed there – to the British Arnold accomplished miracles on the battlefield and