Examples of Benedict Arnold in the following topics:
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- Benedict Arnold used deception to convince St.
- Mutual resentment between Patriot Major General Horatio Gates and Brigadier Benedict Arnold finally exploded into open hostility following this battle and Gates stripped Arnold of his command.
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- The capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War when a small force of Green Mountain Boys, led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold, overcame a small British garrison at the fort and looted the personal belongings of the garrison.
- Benedict Arnold had frequently traveled through the area around the fort and was familiar with its condition, manning, and armaments.
- En route to Boston following news of the events of April 19, Arnold mentioned the fort and its condition to members of Silas Deane's militia.
- On May 3, Arnold was given a colonel's commission by the Massachusetts Committee and authorized to command a "secret mission" to capture the fort.
- As dawn approached, Allen and Arnold became fearful of losing the element of surprise, so they decided to attack with the men at hand rather than wait for reinforcements.
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- A simultaneous expedition left Cambridge, Massachusetts under Benedict Arnold and traveled with great difficulty through the wilderness of Maine to Quebec City.
- This arduous trek left Arnold's surviving troops starving and lacking in basic supplies and equipment.
- In December 1775, Montgomery and Arnold's combined forces were defeated at the Battle of Quebec.
- Montgomery was killed and Arnold wounded.
- Arnold then conducted an ineffectual siege on the city, but was driven over the border, back to Fort Ticonderoga.
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- FDR urged Thurman Arnold in the anti-trust division of the U.S.
- Department of Justice to act, but Arnold did not take any significant action.
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- They sailed to the Washington area and landed at Benedict, Maryland on August 19.
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