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The military career of Benedict Arnold from 1777 to 1779 was marked by two important events in his career. In July 1777, Arnold was assigned to the Continental Army's Northern Department, where he played pivotal roles in bringing about the failure of British Brigadier Barry St. Leger's siege of Fort Stanwix and the American success in the battles of Saratoga, which fundamentally altered the course of the war.

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  • Military career of Benedict Arnold, 1777–79
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  • The military career of Benedict Arnold from 1777 to 1779 was marked by two important events in his career. In July 1777, Arnold was assigned to the Continental Army's Northern Department, where he played pivotal roles in bringing about the failure of British Brigadier Barry St. Leger's siege of Fort Stanwix and the American success in the battles of Saratoga, which fundamentally altered the course of the war.
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  • British Army: 1780–1781
  • Continental Army: 1775–1780
  • British colonial militia: 1756, 1775
Birth Date
  • 1741-01-14(xsd:date)
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death place
  • London, England
Name
  • Benedict Arnold V
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  • Benedict Arnold
  • Copy of engraving by H.B. Hall after John Trumbull
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  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Norwich, Connecticut
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death date
  • 1801-06-14(xsd:date)
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Battles
  • American Revolutionary War, 1777–1779 *Battle of Ridgefield *Siege of Fort Stanwix *Battles of Saratoga
laterwork
  • See Military career of Benedict Arnold, 1781
placeofburial
  • London
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  • The military career of Benedict Arnold from 1777 to 1779 was marked by two important events in his career. In July 1777, Arnold was assigned to the Continental Army's Northern Department, where he played pivotal roles in bringing about the failure of British Brigadier Barry St. Leger's siege of Fort Stanwix and the American success in the battles of Saratoga, which fundamentally altered the course of the war. After convalescing following the significant injuries to his leg sustained at Saratoga, Arnold was given military command of Philadelphia after the British withdrawal in 1778. There Arnold became embroiled in political and legal wrangling with enemies in Congress, the army, and the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia governments that undoubtedly contributed to his decision to change sides. In 1779 he began secret negotiations with the British that culminated in a plot to surrender West Point. The plot was exposed in September 1780, following which Arnold fled to British-occupied New York City.
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