Benedict Arnold
No other American is remembered quite the same as Benedict Arnold.He was a brave soldier, a patriot- and a traitor. Benedict was born in Norwich, Connecticut, on January 14, 1741. When he was 14 years old, Benedict ran away from home to fight in the French and Indian War, but he was brought back by his mother, who apparently was driven insane later in her life. If I had a son like Benedict, I might have gone insane too! After his mother insisted that he return home, he ran away for a second time. After he was finished playing boy hero for awhile, he learned the apothecary (pharmacy) trade and then in 1762, he opened a book and drug store in New Haven. Benedict was also involved with trade in the West Indies. By 1774, he was one of the wealthiest citizens in New Haven. It's a good thing that he had money, because he was one of those people who like to ride around in their Mercedes and wear expensive clothes, even if he couldn't afford them. Benedict then got hooked up with the sheriff's daughter Margaret Mansfield, and they hit it off. They decided to get married in 1774. But this marriage was short lived because the next year Margaret caught a disease and died. When the Revolutionary War
Benedict was given command of the fort at West Point in New York. He groundless and dismissed them. In late 1777, Benedict fought at Saratoga. but he was still angered that he was not promoted to a rank above the Horatio Gates, and was relieved of his command. Despite his relief of battles that we did. Yes, he was a traitor, but he was also one of the officer charged Arnold with misconduct, but Congress found the charges
Some common words found in the essay are:
Benedict Arnold, Life Philadelphia, George Washington, Andre British, Valcour Island, Indian War, Horatio Gates, King George, West Indies, Haven It's, led troops, benedict arnold, benedict led troops, betrayed country, valcour island, wife children, promoted rank, british army, deeply debt, charged using, brigadier british,
Approximate Word count = 1200
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
|