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Benedict Arnold. Date of Birth - Death January 14, 1741 - June 14, 1801. 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.
Jan 29, 2008 · Benedict Arnold, soldier (b at Norwich, Conn 14 Jan 1741/42; d at London, Eng 14 Jun 1801). He apprenticed as an apothecary but ran away to join a New York company serving in the Seven Years' War. He later established a trading business in New Haven. Reacting to news of the Battle of Lexington at the onset of the American Revolution, he ...
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 ...
Jul 8, 2010 · History Correspondent. July 8, 2010. Benedict Arnold, shown on the left concealing his plans in John André's boot, has become synonymous with treason but before he betrayed America, he saved it ...
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Jan 29, 2008 · Benedict Arnold, soldat (Norwich, Conn., 14 janv. 1741 ou 1742 -- Londres, Angl. 14 juin 1801). Apprenti apothicaire, il part se joindre à une compagnie de New York engagée dans la guerre de Sept Ans. Plus tard, il crée une société de commerce à New Haven. Lorsqu'il a écho de la bataille de Lexington au début de la Révolution ...
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. Washington thought of Arnold as his “fighting general ...
Benedict Arnold, né le 14 janvier 1741 à Norwich dans le Connecticut, et mort le 14 juin 1801 à Londres, est un général de l'Armée continentale durant la guerre d'indépendance des États-Unis. Il est surtout connu pour avoir trahi les États-Unis et voulu livrer le fort américain de West Point aux Britanniques durant la guerre d’Indépendance.
