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Benedict Arnold (14 January 1741 [O.S. 3 January 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.
The Raid on Richmond was a series of British military actions against the capital of Virginia, Richmond, and the surrounding area, during the American Revolutionary War.Led by American defector Benedict Arnold, the Richmond campaign is considered one of his greatest successes while serving under the British Army.
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.
The Boot Monument is an American Revolutionary War memorial located in Saratoga National Historical Park, New York.Erected during 1887 by John Watts de Peyster and sculpted by George Edwin Bissell, it commemorates Major General Benedict Arnold's service at the Battles of Saratoga while in the Continental Army, but does not mention him on the monument because Arnold later defected from the ...
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on a secret mission to benedict arnold for the surrender of west point, was taken prisoner tried and condemned as a spy. his death though according to the stern code of war moved even his enemies to pity, and both armies mourned the fate of one so young and brave. in 1821 his remains were removed to westminster abbey, a hundred years after his ...
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Military career of Benedict Arnold, 1777–1779; Military career of Benedict Arnold, 1781 This page was last edited on 19 ...