Benedict Arnold

*"The government owes me respect! And a new leg! I haven't been paid for three years of service!"*
―Benedict Arnold[src]
Brigadier General **Benedict Arnold** was a former American military officer, who eventually switched sides in the American Revolutionary War and joined the British. Arnold appears in One Dead Spy,  the bigger & badder version, and Lafayette!

## Biography

### Early Life

*"That's why you don't play in burning buildings."*
―Provost[src]
Benedict Arnold was born in January 14, 1741 on Norwich, Connecticut. Arnold, along with his sister Hannah, were the only children of Benedict Arnold Sr. and Hannah Arnold to live past childhood. When he was eleven years old, Arnold ran into a burning barn, climbed to the peak, and walked the ridgepole from end to end. A few years later when he was eighteen, his mother passed away and his father became the town drunk. When the French and Indian war occurred, Arnold wanted to see action, but never saw any.

### American Revolutionary War

#### Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

*"Mr. Allen, do you know Lake Champlain?"
"Better than any man alive!"*
―Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen[src]
In 1775, Arnold joined the American Revolutionary War, fighting for the United States. This time, he saw lots of fighting. He captured Fort Ticonderoga with Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys, though Allen took the credit. Even though it was Arnold's idea. Shortly after taking the fort, Arnold's wife, Margaret Mansfield passed away, leaving him with three boys. So, he left his boys with Hannah and went back to the war. This time, Arnold had a new plan to take Canada. He was given a thousand men and set off the attack Quebec. Arnold failed and was shot in the leg, and most of his forces were captured. After his failure, he returned to the United States. When he returned, he was made the leader of the navy. He managed to scrape together seventeen ships and was able to hide them. He then attacked the British, but the ships took damage. They managed to escape, but the British found them. So, Arnold burned down the ships and saved America's northern position. Congress, thinking he was a criminal, claimed that him.

#### Battle of Saratoga

*"General Gates got a gold medal for the victory I earned! All I got was this bloody awful leg wound!"*
―Benedict Arnold[src]
In July of 1777, the British retook Fort Ticonderoga and Arnold attempted to stop them. However, he served under General Horatio Gates and was unable to attack them due to Gates not wanting to lose protection. Arnold went out and was shot in the leg once again, but his forces defeated John Burgoyne. Like before, Arnold did not get the credit, since Gates was praised as the "Hero of Saratoga". Because of the battle, Arnold's leg was destroyed, despite attempts of surgeons to recover it. However, he found luck when he was made a major general and was forced to recover in Philadelphia.

#### Switching Sides and Death

*"Don't think of it as switching sides, think of it as helping to end the war."*
―Peggy Shippen to Benedict Arnold[src]
At Philadelphia, he fell in love with Peggy Shippen and got married with her in April. Because of this and many other things, many rumors spread around about him. He was threatened with a court-martial and was desperate to end the war. With Arnold's rage and Shippen's loyalist sympathies, they hatched a scheme where he would give up the fort at West Point. Arnold met up with John Andre, Shippen's "dear friend" on the 21st of September, but Andre was captured and Arnold's true intentions were revealed. Arnold, Shippen, and their child escaped to England. Andre was less fortunate and was hanged. Arnold died in 1801 after long illness.

## Personality

*"I just want this to be over."*
―Benedict Arnold[src]
*To be added*

## Relationships

* Hannah Arnold † - Mother
* Benedict Arnold † - Brother
* Hannah Arnold - Sister
* Mary Arnold † - Sister
* Absalom Arnold † - Brother
* Elizabeth Arnold † - Sister
* Margaret Mansfield † - First Wife
* Peggy Shippen - Second Wife
* Children

Allies* British Armed Forces - Former Enemies
	+ George III
	+ Sir William Howe
	+ Charles Cornwallis - Rival
	+ William Philips †
	+ John Andre †
	+ Joseph Stansbury
	+ George Washington - Former Friend
	+ Henry Knox
	+ Horatio Gates
	+ Alexander Hamilton
* Green Mountain Boys - Former Allies
	+ Ethan Allen
* French Armed Forces - Former Allies
	+ Marquis de Lafayette

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lafayette!
2. ↑ One Dead Spy