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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.
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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Arnold was born in Schaghticoke, Albany County, New York (after 1791 Rensselaer County, New York) the son of Elisha and Sarah Francisco Arnold. [1] He was named in honor of the famous Benedict Arnold at a time during the American Revolutionary War when he was still seen as a hero of the United States, stemming from the capture of Fort Ticonderoga.
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery is a non-fiction biographical adolescent book about Benedict Arnold. Written in 2010 by Steve Sheinkin , the book encompasses the whole life of Benedict Arnold, from his freezing cold date of birth in Connecticut to his death in England in 1801.
Military career of Benedict Arnold, 1777–1779; Military career of Benedict Arnold, 1781 This page was last edited on 19 ...