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Benedict Arnold, the Connecticut native whose name has been synonymous with the word traitor for 240 years, is getting a fairer shake thanks to a new movie. “Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed,” a ...

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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.

Illustration showing Major General Benedict Arnold (1741 - 1801) rallying the American troops and performing heroically during the Battle of Saratoga, during the American Revolutionary War, Oct. 7 ...

Benedict Arnold: The story behind America's most notorious traitor. His name is synonymous with treason, but this cinematic documentary shows that Benedict Arnold’s heroic contributions to ...

“George Washington loved Benedict Arnold,” writes Kelly. “[And] Arnold’s betrayal broke his heart.” More than 250 years later, Benedict Arnold’s name remains a byword for betrayal.

By 1780, Benedict Arnold would have fully turned on America. His new loyalist bride connected him with the British and he hatched a plan to turn over West Point for £20,000.

American Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold, who took control of West Point in August 1780, was both hero and villain, depending on whom you ask.