“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.

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.

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 ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A trio of local filmmakers are challenging viewers to reconsider a historical figure whose name is synonymous with treason in their new cinematic documentary “Benedict ...

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.

Back when Producer and Writer Thomas Mercer started making his recently released movie, the wider legacy of Norwich-born Benedict Arnold was that he abandoned the colonists’ side in the American ...

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.

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 ...