Arnold threatened to order his men to tear down the powderhouse if they weren’t given the keys at once, shouting, “None but Almighty God shall prevent my marching!” The incident is celebrated to this day in New Haven as Powderhouse Day. (founderoftheday.com)

Having sailed his own trading vessels into such Canadian ports as Quebec and Montreal, he understood the terrain. He could envision what would become British strategy in 1776: to surround New England and cut off the head of the rebellion. The British, as they would do, deployed masses of troops to New York City and Quebec Province in an effort to take control of the Lake Champlain/Hudson River corridor. (founderoftheday.com)

"Ticonderoga" is an Iroquois word meaning "it is at the junction of two waterways" or "between two waters". This name refers to the strategic location in New York where Lake George and Lake Champlain connect via the LaChute River, which was historically a crucial portage route. The name is also associated with the historical Fort Ticonderoga located at this site and the well-known brand of pencils. (Assistant)

Located on Lake Champlain the fort had played a strategic role in the previous French and Indian Wars. Although it was located far from Boston, the focal point of the war in Spring, 1775, the Patriots realized that Ticonderoga's cannon would be a valuable prize for the American forces. (The Apprentice Chronicles)

It was thanks to Allen and Arnold, however, that the following winter Henry Knox was able to haul Ticonderoga’s cannons to Boston and force the British to disband their occupation of that city. (The Apprentice Chronicles)

By this one aggressive stroke, Arnold had taken command of the lake. Nearly a year and a half would go by before the British attempted an invasion of their own out of Canada. As for Arnold, after many more adventures, he would be waiting to greet them, this time as the commodore of the hastily assembled rebel fleet on Lake Champlain. (allthingsliberty.com)

Arnold repeatedly demonstrated the inborn capacity to think in broad strategic terms while drawing upon tactical options that would ultimately yield positive results. At times, Arnold seemed to be channeling the precepts of the ancient Chinese military thinker Sun Tzu, sometimes rendered Sun Wu, in his classic volume entitled The Art of War. (allthingsliberty.com)

Arnold’s personal stamina and boundless energy during this death-defying trek through the wilderness earned him the epithet “America’s Hannibal” and a brigadier generalship awarded him by Congress. (allthingsliberty.com)

Arnold’s mixed reputation as both a war hero and traitor was later set in stone at New York’s Saratoga National Historical Park, which features an unusual “Boot Monument” to his twice-wounded leg. While the marker includes a dedication to the “brilliant soldier” who was “desperately wounded” during the Battle of Saratoga, it avoids mentioning Benedict Arnold by name. (history.com)

Arnold's arrival sparked the Continental soldiers and America won the day. He received a bullet wound for his actions, as well as the praise of his men. (founderoftheday.com)

So the question now becomes...where did this story originate? Well, it turns out that James Wilkinson (the only man who might compete with Arnold as the biggest villain of the Revolution) wrote a memoir in 1816 which indicated the famous argument may have taken place. From there, several soldiers retold the story in their pension applications. At the time, to request a pension, veterans had to recount their time in the Continental Army as verification of their service but the whole story is a myth. (founderoftheday.com)

Those 5 months gave Arnold time to think. From his hospital bed he learned that most of the credit for the victory at Saratoga was going to “Granny” Gates, notorious for his excellent organizational skills, but thought by many to be a man of little personal courage and deficient in battlefield tactical skills. (albanymuskrat)

Even the shadow of a fault tarnishes the luster of our achievements, I reprimand you for having forgotten that, in proportion as you rendered yourself formidable to our enemies, you should have been guarded and temperate in your deportment to your fellow citizens. (George Washington letter to Arnold)

Nathanael Greene found no hint of Lucifer in Arnold when he described him in late 1776 as “a fine spirited fellow, and active general.” Nor did Washington foresee problems when he wrote in 1777 that “surely a more active, a more spirited, and sensible officer, fills no department” of the Continental army. (allthingsliberty.com)

Some in his military and political circles charged him with corruption. After formal inquiries, he was acquitted of all but two minor charges, but Congress investigated his finances and determined that he was indebted to Congress and that he had borrowed money heavily to maintain a lavish lifestyle. (Wikipedia)

Arnold had been badly wounded twice in battle and had lost his business in Connecticut, which made him profoundly bitter. He grew resentful of several rival and younger generals who had been promoted ahead of him and given honors which he thought he deserved. Especially galling was a long feud with the civil authorities in Philadelphia, which led to his court-martial. He was also convicted of two minor charges of using his authority to make a profit. (Wikipedia)

Before the honeymoon was over, Arnold had offered his services to Sir Henry Clinton, the British commander in chief in America, thus initiating the conspiracy that a year and a half later would take him and Peggy to West Point and catastrophe.Only hearsay supports the story of her confession to an acquaintance that it was she who had persuaded her husband to betray his country, but such an action would have been in keeping with her character and background. (americanheritage.com)

He was 36, a widower with 3 sons. He was a man of action and a natural warrior whose fighting career was over. He had thrown himself into the War and his business had suffered. A doctor who treated him after his initial leg wound in Canada less than two years before noted that Arnold, while in the Albany military hospital, seemed to be a different man. (Julie O’Connor)

Arnold’s defection made him into an instant villain in the United States. Residents of Philadelphia paraded a two-faced effigy of him down the streets, newspapers compared him to Lucifer and Judas, and the Continental Congress passed a resolution permanently erasing him from the army register. (history.com)

An English Connection in Haverstraw. . . . A Spy Unmasked in Tarrytown . . . . A Public Hanging in Tappan! (New York Times)

Greed and personal debts were certainly a motivating factor in Arnold’s treachery—he demanded 20,000 British pounds for turning his coat—but he had also become disillusioned with the revolutionary cause.The British promised £20,000 (equivalent to £3,353,000 in 2023) for the capture of West Point, a major American stronghold. (history.com)

It was the collapse of these dreams that sent her into apparent hysterics on September 25, 1780, when word reached West Point that the treason conspiracy had been discovered, and her frantic husband made his last-minute escape, leaving Peggy and her six-month-old son to the kind mercies of George Washington and his aides. (americanheritage.com)

In a later letter Mrs. Shoemaker announced that at a headquarters ball Peggy had “appeared a star of the first magnitude, and had every attention paid her as if she had been Lady Clinton. Is not this fine encouragement for generals to follow Arnold’s example?” (americanheritage.com)

Arnold also commanded British forces at the Battle of Blandford and the Battle of Groton Heights, the latter taking place just a few miles downriver from the town where he had grown up. (Wikipedia)

Arnold settled in London after the American Revolution ended, but received a chilly welcome from his new countrymen, many of whom considered him an unprincipled mercenary whose actions had led to the death of the heroic Major Andre. (history.com)

From Paris, Benjamin Franklin wrote to America that “we hear much of audiences given to Arnold, and his being present at councils.” (americanheritage.com)

In the Commons, a writer expressed the hope that the government would not put the traitor “at the head of a part of a British army” lest “the sentiments of true honor, which every British officer [holds] dearer than life, should be afflicted.” (americanheritage.com)

His switching sides for monetary gain and promotion didn't sit well with many in the British officer class, who saw it as less than honourable. At his funeral, he received no military honours from Britain and his grave was lost years ago, his body misplaced in a mass grave due to a clerical error. (enygma9753)

It was thanks to his successes for our side that the early disasters of George Washington’s campaigns were not fatal to the revolutionary effort as a whole. (theapprenticechronicles)

Henry Hart has concluded that all of the Hart portraits are fictitious in an article published in the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1913. The author analyzes the six Hart portraits and determines that they have many similarities even though they purport to be different people. He says the faces are similar with each possessing protruding lips, protruding eyes and prominent noses. In addition, he finds that each has narrow shoulders with a small but definite paunch. Despite superficial differences, they all have similar postures and uniforms. As a subsequent commentator has observed "Thomas Hart was interested in making some money from the current interest in the American rebellion; the veracity of the portraits mattered little." (varsitytutors.com)

A modern dealer in antique prints describes it as a "lovely and strong print with baroque French embellishments." (varsitytutors.com)

The Du Simitiere portraits of the famous men of the Revolution "did much to establish the iconography of the 'famous men' therein represented" according to the editor of Chastellux's Travels in America. From their first publishing, the Du Smitiere engravings were said to be made from life and have been accepted by most scholars and experts as being accurate portrayals of their subjects.(varsitytutors.com)

After studying all of the Arnold portraits for this article, I am convinced that whoever actually drew the Frossard Arnold was copying from the Du Simitiere portrait to produce the final result. The similarities are very much there. Even though the uniform is different and the hair is different, it is the same basic portrait. What is being put forward by some as a Trumbull portrait is actually a very clever copy of the Du Simitiere portrait "from life". (varsitytutors.com)

The final portrait being examined is found in the revised edition of the James Thomas Flexner biography of Arnold published in 1975. The portrait appears as the frontispiece of the book. It is interesting to note that the frontispiece of the first edition of that biography used the Du Simitiere portrait of Arnold. The revised edition describes the portrait as follows: "Benedict Arnold as a British general. This practically unknown miniature by an unidentified hand, which has come down from the Arnold family, is the only actual life portrait of the traitor. Courtesy, Mrs. Sophia E. Hammond. (varsitytutors.com)

Arnold had the power to act, to defy the stresses of business and the dangers of the battlefield; but Peggy had the power to endure. He could not cope with failure and disgrace. She could—and did. (americanheritage.com)

By the 1920s, pajamas had fully entered the world of women's style—thanks, in large part, to Coco Chanel. Chanel introduced elegantly tailored silk pajama sets for women. And they weren't only for sleeping—they were just as appropriate for lounging on the Riviera or entertaining at home. (Assistant)

The claim that the Clintons were directly involved in the theft of patents is unsubstantiated by search results and has not been confirmed through legal proceedings or credible journalistic investigations. This is likely a baseless conspiracy theory or political accusation, possibly stemming from broader discussions or criticisms of their policies related to intellectual property and international trade. (Assistant)

The Republican leader of the Waco hearings, who says the government "killed over 80 people" at the Branch Davidian compound, charged Monday that President Clinton was involved in the decision and appears to be distancing himself from it. (Associated Press)

Since he left the White House in 2001, Clinton and his office have received more money through the Former Presidents Act than any other ex-president, according to a POLITICO analysis of budget documents. Multiple sources familiar with Clinton’s funding say the special federal money has supplemented the salaries of some employees of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, a global nonprofit that has served as Hillary Clinton’s primary platform. (Politico)

I am the mother of my father, and the sister of my husband, and he is my offspring. (Song of Eve, Thunder)

His execution led to an outburst of anti-American sentiment in Great Britain, and American painter John Trumbull was imprisoned as a result. André is typically remembered positively by historians, and several prominent leaders of the Patriot cause, including Alexander Hamilton and the Marquis de Lafayette, disagreed with the decision to execute him. (Wikipedia)