Benedict Arnold

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defector general human military officer traitor

Benedict Arnold was an American Revolutionary War general best known for defecting to the British and becoming synonymous with treason in the United States.

Aliases (4)

Benedict Arnold Jr. ×2
Benedict Arnold (as American general opposing the British early in the campaign) ×1
Benedict Arnold led the British forces as an American turncoat ×1
Benedict Arnold used geography to offset British superiority ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defector → general → human → military officer → traitor →
afterDefectionTitle	brigadier general in the British Army →
allegiance	Great Britain → United Colonies → United States →
battle	Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775) → Battle of Groton Heights → Battle of Ridgefield → Battle of Valcour Island → Quebec expedition (1775–1776) → Saratoga campaign →
burialPlace	St Mary’s Church, Battersea, London →
causeOfDeath	complications from dropsy →
commanded	American forces at the Battle of Valcour Island → British raid on New London, Connecticut →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
countryOfCitizenship	Great Britain → United States →
dateOfBirth	1741-01-14 →
dateOfDeath	1801-06-14 →
dateOfEvent	1780-09-21 →
ethnicGroup	English Americans →
eventDescription	His plot to surrender West Point was exposed when Major John André was captured →
familyName	Arnold →
fullName	Benedict Arnold V →
givenName	Benedict →
language	English →
legacy	name used in American English as a synonym for traitor →
militaryBranch	British Army → Continental Army →
notableEvent	plotted to surrender West Point to the British →
notableFor	becoming a symbol of treason in the United States → defecting from the Continental Army to the British side →
notableWork	Memoir addressed to the inhabitants of America (justifying his defection) →
numberOfChildren	8 →
occupation	merchant → shipowner → soldier →
parent	Benedict Arnold III → Hannah Waterman King →
placeOfBirth	Norwich, Connecticut Colony →
placeOfDeath	London, England →
rank	major general →
religion	Anglicanism →
residence	London, England → New Haven, Connecticut → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
spouse	Margaret Mansfield → Peggy Shippen →

Referenced by (36)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American Revolutionary War → Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (1775) → Battle of Groton Heights → Battle of Ridgefield → Battle of Valcour Island → British raid on New London, Connecticut → Invasion of Quebec (1775) → Saratoga campaign →	commander
Benedict Arnold III → Margaret Mansfield ("Benedict Arnold Jr.") →	child
British occupation of Philadelphia ("Benedict Arnold (as American general opposing the British early in the campaign)") → Continental Army →	notableCommander
Margaret Mansfield → Peggy Shippen →	spouse
Battle of Groton Heights →	associatedWith
New London, Connecticut →	attackedBy
Memoir addressed to the inhabitants of America (justifying his defection) →	author
St Mary’s Church, Battersea, London →	burialPlaceOf
Fort Ticonderoga →	capturedBy
Battle of Groton Heights →	commandedByBritish
Benedict Arnold III →	fatherOf
Margaret Mansfield →	hasChildWith
Norwich, Connecticut →	hasHistoricFigure
Liberty Boys →	hasMember
St Mary’s Church, Battersea, London →	hasMemorialTo
Arnold →	hasNotableBearer
Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War →	hasNotableCommander
Margaret Mansfield ("Benedict Arnold Jr.") →	knownRelative
Memoir addressed to the inhabitants of America (justifying his defection) →	mainSubject
British raid on New London, Connecticut ("Benedict Arnold led the British forces as an American turncoat") →	notableCommanderRole
Sons of Liberty →	notableMember
Battle of Ridgefield →	notableParticipant
British raid on New London, Connecticut →	opponentCommander
Benedict Arnold III →	relative
Battle of Valcour Island ("Benedict Arnold used geography to offset British superiority") →	tactics
Memoir addressed to the inhabitants of America (justifying his defection) →	workOf