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Benedict Arnold   /bˈɛnədˌɪkt ˈɑrnəld/   Listen
Benedict Arnold

noun
1.
United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801).  Synonym: Arnold.





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... Portsmouth, in Virginia, in March. A number of boats had been constructed under the superintendence of General Benedict Arnold, for the navigation of the rivers, most of them calculated to hold one hundred men. Each boat was manned by a few sailors, and was fitted with a sail as well as oars. Some of them carried a piece ...
— An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America • J. P. MacLean


Words linked to "Benedict Arnold" :   treasonist, general, traitor, full general


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