Benedict Arnold
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: American Revolution, Revolutionary War, Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, British Empire, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Treason, Traitors
- Curriculum: American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), American Early National History (1789-1815)
Article abstract: Military significance: Arnold was one of the most outstanding tactical leaders of the American Revolution. However, his mercurial, resentful disposition culminated in the most notorious episode of treason in U.S. history.
At the outbreak of the American Revolution (1775-1783), Benedict Arnold was a wealthy Connecticut merchant. In 1775, he raised a company of militia for the Siege of Boston and assisted in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga. That May, he captured the post of St. John’s, Quebec, which convinced him of the weakness of Canadian...
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