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Sep. 23—Obscure fortification played a role in Benedict Arnold's attack, but where was it? Editor's note: In addition to sources cited, this story was drawn from "The Battle of Groton Heights ...
Benedict Arnold plotted to turn the fort at West Point over to the British. That fort stood guard against British invasion into the upper Hudson Valley. Joe Biden has turned fortress America over ...
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 ...
Revolutionary War letters from Benedict Arnold and John Stevens were recently reunited at Fort Ticonderoga in New York, revealing insights about the fort's capture and early tensions.
TICONDEROGA, N.Y. (AP) -- A rarely displayed lock of American traitor Benedict Arnold's hair will be exhibited at the New York fort he helped capture in the Revolutionary War's opening weeks ...
In July 1780, Arnold was a major general in the Continental Army and had just been given command of New York’s West Point fort by George Washington as they battled with the British in the ...
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.