He had left Maine in September with about 1,200 volunteer militiamen, planning to take them through 180 miles of wilderness and then surprise Quebec. Benedict Arnold began his disastrous march to ...

Dive into the backstory of early American military efforts, the rivalry between Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen, and the ...

Benedict Arnold ... that compel admiration for Arnold’s resourcefulness and courage. He did not spare himself in a grueling trek over Maine’s mountains — compared to Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps — ...

Benedict Arnold’s betrayal of his compatriots in favor of the British made his name synonymous with treason in American ...