Author Jack Kelly tells the full story of infamous American traitor Benedict Arnold in his new book. Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images “Most Americans know one thing about ...

Benedict Arnold is the supreme hero/traitor of American history. Americans were in awe of his military exploits in the taking of Fort Ticonderoga, and as the spearhead of General Horatio Gates’s ...

"God Save Benedict Arnold" tells the gripping story of one of the most paradoxical characters in American history, and one of the most interesting. Arnold was a superb leader, a brilliant ...

A native son of Connecticut, General Benedict Arnold switched allegiance to the British crown in the middle of the American Revolution. His British troops burned New London to the ground in 1781.

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.

After the American victory at Yorktown a month later, Arnold left for London. He died in 1801 at age 60, forever remembered in the United States as the young nation’s biggest traitor.

Every September, New London residents young and old gather for a ritual burning of historical figure Benedict Arnold. Skip to content. NOWCAST NewsCenter 5 EyeOpener.