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Samuel Melendez on 13 Apr 10year 1775 Benedict Arnold became one of the best but under George Washington
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Jason Diaz on 26 Apr 10He was a general during the american revolutionary war who started the war in the continental army
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Born in Connecticut, he was a merchant operating ships on the Atlantic Ocean when the war broke out in 1775. After joining the growing army outside Boston, he distinguished himself through acts of cunning and bravery
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On the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point there are plaques commemorating all of the generals that served in the Revolution. One plaque bears only a rank, "major general" and a date, "born 1740",[2] and no name.[105]
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Place of birth Norwich, Connecticut Place of death London, England Place of burial London, England Service/branch Colonial militia Continental Army British Army Years of service Colonial militia: 1757, 1775 Continental Army: 1775–1780 British Army: 1780–1781 Rank Major General (Continental Army) Brigadier General (British Army) Commands held Philadelphia West Point Battles/wars American Revolutionary War Capture of Fort Ticonderoga Arnold Expedition Battle of Quebec Battle of the Cedars Battle of Valcour Island Battle of Ridgefield Siege of Fort Stanwix (relief) Battles of Saratoga Battle of Blanford Battle of Groton Heights Awards Boot Monument
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He was born in Connecticut, he was a merchant operating ships on the Atlantic Ocean when the war broke out in 1775. After joining the growing army outside Boston, he distinguished himself through acts of cunning and bravery.
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Arnold received a commission as a brigadier general in the British Army, an annual pension of £360, and a lump sum of over £6,000.[4] He led British forces at Blanford, Virginia, and Groton, Connecticut, before the war effectively came to an end after the Siege of Yorktown. In the winter of 1782, Arnold moved to London with his second wife, Margaret "Peggy" Shippen Arnold. He was well received by King George III and the Tories but frowned upon by the Whigs.
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Arnold's father was a successful businessman, and the family moved in the upper levels of Norwich society. When he was ten, Arnold was enrolled into a private school in nearby Canterbury, with the expectation that he would eventually attend Yale. However, the deaths of his siblings two years later may have contributed to a decline in the family fortunes, as his father took up drinking.
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Born in Connecticut, he was a merchant operating ships on the Atlantic Ocean when the war broke out in 1775. After joining the growing army outside Boston, he distinguished himself through acts of cunning and bravery. His many successful actions included the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775, successful defensive and delaying tactics while losing the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain in 1776, the Battle of Ridgefield, Connecticut (after which he was promoted to major general), and the pivotal Battles of Saratoga in 1777, in which he suffered leg injuries that effectively ended his combat career for several years.