American officer Benedict Arnold met in secret with British Major John Andre on Sept. 21, 1780, with a plot to trade the American stronghold at West Point for cash amid the American Revolution.

The spotlighted guest was Benedict Arnold, played by an interpreter, who in January 1781 led a force of soldiers through Chimborazo and into Richmond, which was a much smaller village of around ...

On Sept. 6, 1781, he led a force that attacked and burned New London and captured a lightly defended fort across the Thames River in Groton. ... New London's Burning Benedict Arnold Festival, ...

On Jan. 5, 1781, 800 British Soldiers raided Richmond by climbing onto Chimbarazo Hill. ... Remembering Benedict Arnold's raid on Richmond, a little-known piece of Revolutionary War history ...

New London, Conn., has never forgiven Benedict Arnold for his Revolutionary War treason — and for burning their city. By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from New London, Conn. Connecticut, 1781. New ...

NEW LONDON, Conn. — A month before the British surrender at Yorktown ended major fighting during the American Revolution, the traitor Benedict Arnold led a force of Redcoats on a last raid in ...

In Jan. 1781, he led troops into Richmond for a raid. “Arnold led British and Hessian troops in capturing the town, driving American militia off the hill where the Chimborazo Medical Museum now ...

This weekend marks the 243rd anniversary of Benedict Arnold's raid on Richmond in 1781. And to commemorate the anniversary the VA250 Commission will be offering a slew of events and programs.

A man on stilts dressed as the Devil stands outside the New London Fire Department during the annual Burning of Benedict Arnold Festival, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in New London, Conn.

NEW LONDON, Conn. — A month before the British surrender at Yorktown ended major fighting during the American Revolution, the traitor Benedict Arnold led a force of Redcoats on a last raid in ...