Benedict Arnold: A Traitor, but Once a Patriot The one-time war hero chose a path of betrayal after becoming disillusioned with the cause. By Linda L. Creighton ...

Benedict Arnold started as a patriot and one who served our ... to join with the British and fight against his former American brothers. After the war, Arnold went to England, where he was ...

In his teens, several of his siblings died and his father, an alcoholic, lost much of his wealth. Arnold enlisted in the Connecticut militia at age 16 to fight the French invasion at Lake George.

Prominent historian James Kirby Martin’s biography of Arnold, titled “Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior Reconsidered,” serves as the basis of the film, which delves ...

After 200 years as a family heirloom, a military decoration awarded to Isaac Van Wart, who helped capture a British spy and save West Point, has been given to New York State.