Benedict  ARNOLD

Biography
BENEDICT ARNOLD, an American general and traitor of the Revolutionary war, is one of the noted characters in American history. He was born in Norwich, Connecticut, January 3, 1740. He ran away and enlisted in the army when young, but deserted in a short time. He then became a merchant at New Haven, Connecticut, but failed. In 1775 he was commissioned colonel in the Massachusetts militia, and in the autumn of that year was placed in command of one thousand men for the invasion of Canada. He marched his army through the forests of Maine and joined General Montgomery before Quebec. Their combined forces attacked that city on December 31, 1775, and Montgomery was killed, and Arnold, severely wounded, was compelled to retreat and endure a rigorous winter a few miles from the city, where they were at the mercy of the Canadian troops bad they cared to attack them. On his return he was raised to the rank of brigadier general. He was given command of a small flotilla on Lake Champlain, with...Read full story


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1775 - December 2 - American Revolutionary War - Gen Richard Montgomery joins up with Benedict Arnold's force at Pointe aux Trembles, 25 km up river from Quebec, to take over command of the attack on Quebec.

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1780 - September 25 - Benedict Arnold's plans to cede West Point to the British discovered.
On September 25, 1780, one of the most infamous incidents in American Revolutionary history occurred: the discovery of Benedict Arnold's plot to betray West Point to the British. Arnold, a former American general, had become disillusioned with the Revolutionary cause and sought personal gain by offering to hand over the strategically important fort to the British. His plan was to weaken the American position and secure a high-ranking position in the British army.

However, his scheme was foiled when British Major John Andre, who was carrying documents related to the plot, was captured by American forces. This led to the exposure of Arnold's treachery. Arnold managed to escape to the British lines, but his name became synonymous with betrayal in American history.
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September 25, 1780

BENEDICT ARNOLD [From the London Monthly Magazine, for July 1801.]
Died, at his house, in Gloucester place, on Sunday, June 13, brigadier general Benedict Arnold. This singular man was a native of New England, and bread as some say, a surgeon; a profession, however which he relinquished very soon and followed the sea. He is known for many years to have been master and supercargo of one of of those small vessels which trade between the New England provinces and the West-Indies, carrying lumber, live stock &c. from the latter circumstance he has often been called a horse stealer. In this capacity he more than once visited Quebec, and thereby became acquainted with the situation of that town. Some time before the commencement of the dispute between Great-Britain and America, Arnold had settled at New Haven, and was then chosen captain of a company of volunteers by the inhabitants, who began to ? themselves to arms, and to prepare for the crisis which was then to be expected. When the ? between the king's troops and the Americans happened at Lexington,...Read full story



The North Carolina Journal
Halifax, North Carolina
November 23, 1801