In this episode, we dive into the infamous meeting at Treason Hill, where Benedict Arnold agrees to betray America in exchange for a fortune! He'll conspire with British intelligence officer Major ...

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.

Benedict Arnold started as a patriot and one who served our revolutionary efforts very well. However, Arnold became bitter when he felt that he had been snubbed for promotion and that others were ...

As with most traitorous activity, money, more than philosophy, was likely at the root of Arnold's decision. England promised him a bundle for handing over West Point, and he could use the income.

Benedict Arnold burned a Connecticut city. Centuries later, residents get payback in fiery festival PAT EATON-ROBB Updated Sun, September 10, 2023 at 12:43 AM UTC 4 min read ...

“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.

For most people, it’s Benedict Arnold. His name is nearly synonymous with treason for what he did after taking command of West Point on Aug. 3, 1780: he tried to sell out West Point to the British.

His father, Captain Benedict Arnold, was a very well-to-do merchant. Young Benedict was sent to a small boarding school essentially to train him to go to Yale and become part of the American elite.

Such reticence is due to the fact that this illustrious anonymous warrior was Gen. Benedict Arnold, whose failed conspiracy to betray the Hudson Valley fortress of West Point to the British ...

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 ...

In this episode, we dive into the infamous meeting at Treason Hill, where Benedict Arnold agrees to betray America in exchange for a fortune! He'll conspire with British intelligence officer Major ...