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Há 3 dias · Benedict Arnold, 1741-1801, reproduction of a painting by John Trumbull, ca. 1894. Source: Library of Congress On September 18, 1780, Arnold met with Major André, to whom he gave signed documents on West Point’s defenses. American militia captured the Major three days later and discovered the papers.
Há 6 dias · Arnold’s scheme to sell West Point to the British in exchange for £20,000 and a commission in the British Army failed when Major John André, a Redcoat spy to whom he had entrusted documents related to the plot, was captured by three militiamen.
Há 5 dias · John André was a British army officer who negotiated with the American general Benedict Arnold and was executed as a spy during the American Revolution (1775–83). Sent to America in 1774, André became chief intelligence officer to the British commander in chief, General Sir Henry Clinton, in New.
15 de mai. de 2024 · Article. The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga (10 May 1775) was a military operation that occurred early in the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). A small colonial expedition jointly led by Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen surprised the British garrison of Fort Ticonderoga, seizing both the fort and its artillery.
29 de abr. de 2024 · Major General Benedict Arnold — George Washington’s bravest battlefield general — was wounded in the same leg three times, Damien Cregeau, a historian who specializes in the American...
Há 2 dias · By By Dayne Rugh. Historically Speaking: Fear drove Arnold’s treason. Benedict Arnold’s name will always live in infamy. The Norwich native has cemented himself as America’s most infamous...
26 de abr. de 2024 · The name Benedict Arnold is synonymous with being a traitor. That’s all most of us learned about him in school. We’ll speak with the author of a new book peeling back all of his layers, revealing his heroism during the Revolutionary War.
