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On October 2, 1780, British intelligence officer Major John André was hanged as a spy in Tappan, New York.Captured on his return to New York City by American militiamen fighting in the War of Independence, Major André was found to have papers hidden in his boot concerning Continental army Brigadier General Benedict Arnold‘s negotiation for the surrender of West Point (Arnold had recently ...
31 de mar. de 2018 · Aktualisiert am 31. März 2018. Benedict Arnold V wurde am 14. Januar 1741 als Sohn des erfolgreichen Geschäftsmanns Benedict Arnold III und seiner Frau Hannah geboren. Aufgewachsen in Norwich, Connecticut, war Arnold eines von sechs Kindern, obwohl nur zwei, er und seine Schwester Hannah, das Erwachsenenalter erreichten.
Benedict Arnold V (ur. 14 stycznia 1741 w Norwich, Connecticut, zm. 14 czerwca 1801 w Londynie) – kupiec z Connecticut, który walczył w amerykańskiej wojnie o niepodległość w stopniu generała Armii Kontynentalnej . W Stanach Zjednoczonych Arnold znany jest przede wszystkim ze swojej zdrady i spisku, w wyniku którego miało dojść do ...
Scorned by Gates, but officially thanked by Washington and Congress, he was promoted to Major General and sent to Philadelphia to recover, as he could not command the field. Below: Peggy Shippen (wife of Benedict Arnold) with one of her children, possibly her daughter Sophia (1785–1828).
It is impossible to say when 37-year-old Benedict Arnold first met 18-year-old Peggy Shippen, but we do know that on September 25, 1778, he wrote her a love letter—much of it an exact copy of ...
3 de mar. de 2013 · Revolutionary War Major General. ARNOLD, Benedict, soldier, born in Norwich, Connecticut, 14 Jan., 1741; died in London, England, 14 June, 1801. His ancestor, William Arnold (born in Leamington, Warwickshire, in 1587), came to Providence in 1636, and was associated with Roger Williams as one of the fifty-four proprietors in the first settlement ...
Congress promoted Arnold to major general in 1777, but his superior at the Battle of Saratoga, Gen. Horatio Gates, relieved him of command during the battle due to insubordination.
