1. Benedict Arnold was descended from Rhode Island's first colonial governor. Arnold was born on January 14, 1741, in Norwich, Connecticut—the fifth person in his family to be named Benedict Arnold.

The British officer with whom Arnold had been colluding was captured by the American forces. The documents he carried laid out the plans for Benedict Arnold's handover of West Point to the British.

It is impossible to say when 37-year-old Benedict Arnold first met 18-year-old Peggy Shippen, but we do know that on September 25, 1778, he wrote her a love letter—much of it an exact copy of ...

A new book explores Benedict Arnold's place in history. The name Benedict Arnold is synonymous with being a traitor. That’s all most of us learned about him in school. We’ll speak with the author of a ...

Did an Enslaved Woman Try to Warn the Americans of Benedict Arnold’s Treason? New research sheds light on Liss, who was enslaved by the family of a Culper Spy Ring leader and had ties to British ...

Was he a traitor or hero? A new book explores Benedict Arnold's place in history. The name Benedict Arnold is synonymous with being a traitor. That’s all most of us learned about him in school. We’ll ...