Benedict Arnold
What was Benedict Arnold ?
Benedict Arnold was a traitor to the American Continental Army.
A Traitor To The United States Continental Army
Benedict Arnold was born in Norwich, Connecticut on January 14, 1741, USA, he later died in London England on June 14, 1801. He served as an officer in the American Revolutionary War until 1779, then betrayed the Continental Army by switching allegiance to the British Army. His name became an expletive as a traitor to the United States.
Nick Name
- People tend to use the term ("benedict Arnold") to describe a so-called friend that snitched or revealed something that was shared in confidence that was later revealed to others, I wonder if they are aware of the origin of this appellation.
- The man behind the name was a general in the American Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, he then later betrayed his country by defecting to the British Forces in 1780.
- He was trusted to command and to strengthen the army's position at West Point, New York. by the Founding Father George Washington the United States' 1st President.
- Arnold had planned to surrender the army post to the British, but his plans were later realized and he fled to the British Forces, his name scorned by the United States Of America for his treason and betrayal in leading the British Army in the battle against the post he once commanded.
Arnolds Career
- Arnold's birthplace was the River Colony that was an English Colony in North America that later became the state of Connecticut.
- Arnold operated ships as a merchant on the Atlantic Ocean during which the war ensued in 1775. He later joined the expanding army outside of Boston, displaying special quality, style, attractiveness, and bravery.
- Some of his accolades include the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775.
- Resisting and deferred plans at the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain in 1776 that allowed American forces to assemble New York's resistance against attack.
- At the Battle of Ridgefield, Connecticut, thereafter he was promoted to major general, procedures' in the alleviation of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
- And tactic's during the vital Battle of Saratoga in 1777, where he sustained an injury to his leg that stop his combat profession for a few years.
Benedict Arnold Acquired Abilities Ignored
- Arnold's repeated attempts stating the Continental Congress failed to recognize what he had accomplished and was not promoted, while other officers received the benefits of his labor.
- Charges were brought against him from within his military and the political circle of misconduct and other dishonest proceedings but congress acquitted him of the crimes in formal interrogation.
- Congress later investigated how he was able to maintain a lavish lifestyle by investigating his accounts and realized that he was indebted to Congress for huge sums of money.
Arnold's Association in Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is where Arnold mingled with the Loyalist Sympathizers the likes of Peggy Shippens family to whom Arnold later married.
- Her friendship with John André a British Major to whom she is close later became the head of the British espionage system in New York.
- Peggy Shippen was described as the facilitator by many historians of Arnold's plans to switch sides.
- Arnold had an open secret dialogue with John and Peggy passed on the messages to Arnold.
- £20,000 was the bounty offered to Arnold to gain control of West Point a major American stronghold in the American Continental Army.
- George Washington had great respect for Arnold and gave him full command of the fort in July 1780.
- Arnold's plan was to give up full control of the fort to the British, but the scheming tractor's plan was discovered and exposed in September 1780 when Patriot militia captured Andre with documents outlining the plans which after Andre was hanged and Arnold escaped.
The Brigadier General
- Commissioned as Brigadier general in the British army at a yearly pension of £360 and a lump sum of more than £6,000.
- Arnold's new title in the British Army gave him the power to carry out some of the most vicious attacks in Virginia and burnt down most of New London, Connecticut.
- Battle of Groton Heights became a slaughterhouse to surrendering forces not far from where he grew up.
- During the winter of 1782 Arnold and his wife Peggy moved to England, King George the all and Conservative Party in Great Britain welcome Arnold with open arms but frowned upon by the patriotic party during the Revolutionary period and almost all Army officers.
- Arnold and his two sons moved to Canada in 1787 to trade business, but the refuge they sought was in vain, he was not welcomed among Canadians so he moved back to London permanently in 1791, he died ten years later.
