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Birth of a Warrior
Benedict Arnold is born in Norwich, Connecticut, to Benedict Arnold III and Hannah Waterman King Arnold -
Sons of Liberty
Arnold joins the Sons of Liberty at the age of 24 -
Marriage
Arnold marries Margaret Mansfield with whom he had three children -
Ticonderoga
Arnold and is army capture Fort Ticonderoga -
'Till Death Do Us Part
Margaret Mansfield dies on this day for unknown reasons -
Resignation for the Officer
Arnold resigns after his wife's death, but George Washington convinces him to rejoin. -
Battle of the Lakes
Arnold competed against and defeat British General, General Carelton in a naval battle to save the Great Lakes from British control. -
A New Love
After helping Washington retreat from New Jersey, Arnold fell in love with a fifteen year old girl by the name of Elizabeth Deblois -
Battle of Seratoga
Arnold fights in the battle of Seratoga and successfully captures the fort, -
Misuse of Property
Arnold is court-martialed for misuse of government property and twelve other charges. Despite this, he is still put in charge of the fort at West Point. -
Betrayal
Arnold attemtps to sell the fort at West Point for 20,000 pounds but fails. The British still recogonize his attempts and make him brigadier-general of the British army -
Death
After resigining from military, Arnold dies a broke man in his home in Great Britain.
