Benedict Arnold

army officer who betrayed America to the British during the Revolutionary War (1740–1801)

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Active from: 1874-09-13
Active to: 1951-07-13

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“We have but very indifferent men in general. Great part of those who ship for seamen know very little of the matter.”
“The drafts from the regiments at Ticonderoga are a miserable set; indeed the men on board the fleet, in general, are not equal to half their number of good men.”
“We have a wretched motley crew, in the fleet; the marines the refuse of every regiment, and the seamen, few of them, ever wet with salt water.”
“What do you think would be my fate if my misguided countrymen were to take me prisoner?”
“Let me die in this old uniform in which I fought my battles. May God forgive me for ever having put on another.”

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Born: ( 1741-01-14 ) January 14, 1741, Norwich, Connecticut , British America
Died: June 14, 1801 (1801-06-14) (aged 60), London, England
Buried: St. Mary's Church, Battersea 51°28′36″N 0°10′32″W / 51.47667°N 0.17556°W / 51.47667; -0.17556
Allegiance: New York Connecticut Massachusetts United States Great Britain
Branch: New York Provincial Forces Connecticut Militia Massachusetts Militia Continental Army British Army
Service years: 1760, 1775 (colonial forces) 1775–1780 (Continental Army) 1780–1781 (British Army)
Rank: Major General (Continental Army) Brigadier General (British Army)
Commands: Fort Ticonderoga (June 1775) Quebec City (January–April 1776) Montreal (April–June 1776) Lake Champlain (August–October 1776) Philadelphia (June 1778–April 1780) Fort Arnold (August–September 1780) American Legion (October 1780–1783)
Memorials: Boot Monument
Spouses: Margaret Mansfield ( married"}]]}'>m. February 22, 1767"}]]}'>1767 ; died June 19, 1775"}]]}'>1775 ) Peggy Shippen ( married"}]]}'>m. April 8, 1779"}]]}'>1779 )
Relations: Hannah Arnold (mother) Benedict Arnold (great-grandfather) William Arnold (great-great-grandfather)
Other work: Apothecary merchant

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Dedication plaque on Groton Monument in Groton, Connecticut, to victims of Arnold's slaughter following the Battle of Groton Heights: This monument was erected under the patronage of the State of Connecticut in the 55th year of the Independence of the U.S.A. in memory of the brave patriots massacred at Fort Griswold near this spot on the 6th of Sept. AD 1781, when the British, under the command of the Traitor Benedict Arnold, burnt the towns of New London and Groton and spread desolation and woe throughout the region.

Benedict Arnold (January 14, 1741 [O.S. January 3, 1740] – 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. General George Washington had given him his fullest trust and had placed him in command of West Point in New York. Arnold was planning to surrender the fort to British forces, but the plot was discovered in September 1780, whereupon he fled to the British lines. In the later part of the war, Arnold was commissioned as a brigadier general in the British Army and placed in command of the American Legion. He led British forces in battle against the army which he had once commanded, and his name became synonymous with treason and betrayal in the United States.