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Benedict Arnold (14 January 1741 [O.S. 3 January 1740] – 14 June 1801) was an American military officer who served during the Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army, rising to the rank of major general, before defecting to the British side of the conflict in 1780. General George Washington had given him his fullest trust and placed him in command of the West Point, New York. Arnold planned to surrender the fort to British forces, but the plot was discovered in September 1780 and he fled to the British lines. Arnold received a commission as a brigadier general in the British Army, commanding the American Legion in the later part of the conflict. Arnold's name quickly became a byword in the United States for treason and betrayal because he led the British army in battle against the very men whom he had once commanded.

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Born	14 January 1741 Norwich, Connecticut
Died	14 June 1801 (aged 60) London, England
Zodiac	Capricorn
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Margaret Mansfield -1775 American, Spouse · m. 1767 info edit

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Peggy Shippen 1760-1804 Second wife of British Brigadier General Benedict Arnold · m. 1779 info edit

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Benedict info 1st child with Margaret Mansfield Male b. 1768 Age: 257 1768- Celebrity Baby

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Richard info 2nd child with Margaret Mansfield Male b. 1769 Age: 256 1769- Celebrity Baby

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Henry info 3rd child with Margaret Mansfield Male b. 1772 Age: 253 1772- Celebrity Baby

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Edward Shippen info 4th child with Peggy Shippen Male b. 19 Mar 1780 Age: 245 1780- Celebrity Baby

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James Robertson info 5th child with Peggy Shippen Male b. 28 Aug 1781 Age: 243 1781- Celebrity Baby

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Sophia Matilda info 6th child with Peggy Shippen Female b. 28 Jul 1785 Age: 239 1785- Celebrity Baby

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George info 7th child with Peggy Shippen Male b. 5 Sep 1787 Age: 237 1787- Celebrity Baby

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William Fitch info 8th child with Peggy Shippen Male b. 25 Jun 1794 Age: 231 1794- Celebrity Baby

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Hannah Arnold · Mother · 1705-1758 · mother of Benedict Arnold edit info

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John Lothropp · Family Member · 1584-1653 · Congregationalist minister edit info

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William Arnold (settler) · Family Member · 1587-1676 · Founding settler of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations edit info

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Benedict Arnold · Great-grandfather · 1615-1678 · President and governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations edit info

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b. 1769

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b. 1772

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b. 19 Mar 1780

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b. 28 Aug 1781

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b. 28 Jul 1785

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b. 5 Sep 1787

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b. 25 Jun 1794

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