Benedict Arnold
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Benedict Arnold was an American-born British military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of maj
1776 portrait
Dedication plaque on Groton Monument in Groton, Connecticut, to victims of Arnold's slaughter following the Battle of Groton Heights:This monument was erected under the patronage of the State of Connecticut in the 55th year of the Independence of the U.S.A. in memory of the brave patriots massacred at Fort Griswold near this spot on the 6th of Sept. AD 1781, when the British, under the command of the Traitor Benedict Arnold, burnt the towns of New London and Groton and spread desolation and woe throughout the region.
A 1766 political cartoon on the repeal of the Stamp Act
Major General Horatio Gates led the forces at Saratoga; Portrait of Horatio Gates by Gilbert Stuart, 1793–1794.
John André
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Major John André was a British Army officer who served as the head of Britain's intelligence operations during the American War for Independence. In September 1780, André negotiated with Continental A
Benedict Arnold
…Arnold mingled with Loyalist sympathizers in Philadelphia and married into the Loyalist family of Peggy Shippen. She was a close friend of British Major John André and kept in contact with him when he became head of the British espionage system in New York. Many historians see her as having facilitated Arnold's…
Portrait by George Engleheart, 1772–1780
The location where André and Arnold plotted to surrender West Point to the British. It is located south of Haverstraw, New York, and forms part of the modern-day Hook Mountain State Park.
The Capture of Major Andre by Asher Durand, 1833 (Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts)
The Joshua Hett Smith House (since demolished) in 1909