Distinguished American combat officer Benedict Arnold met a British commander in secret with a plot to trade the colonial stronghold at West Point for cash on this day in history, Sept.

That’s definitely the case for Benedict Arnold – a man whose name has become synonymous with betrayal and treachery. The history of Benedict Arnold is actually far more complex and grey than ...

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 ...

Benedict Arnold's aggressive leadership at Saratoga nearly earns him a hero's death, but instead, it leads him to a path of pain and betrayal. As a once revered Continental Army leader ...

Of all the many memorials erected on America’s battlefields, perhaps the strangest is at Saratoga National Historical Park, north of Albany, where a British army was defeated in October 1777 ...

YOUNG AND OLD, GATHER FOR A RITUAL BURNING OF BENEDICT ARNOLD. I CALL IT THE ORIGINAL BURNING MAN FESTIVAL. LET IT BURN. BENEDICT ARNOLD, OF COURSE, WAS THE INFAMOUS AMERICAN TRAITOR, A NATIVE SON ...

He had only received the information two days earlier from Benedict Arnold, the commander of the fort, and André now was riding south in the hope of getting back behind the British lines.

PLATTSBURGH —This spring marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the patriots’ capture of Fort Ticonderoga led by Benedict Arnold. During the following year ...

Was he a traitor or hero? A new book explores Benedict Arnold's place in history. The name Benedict Arnold is synonymous with being a traitor. That’s all most of us learned about him in school. We’ll ...

The name “Benedict Arnold” for most of us brings to mind one of the most notorious cases of treason in our history - a decorated American soldier who attempted to give up West Point to the ...

Learn more. The Kennebec Historical Society’s June public presentation, “Artifacts Found Along Benedict Arnold’s Trail” by Kenny Wing, is planned for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 15 ...