The comment "Don't be a Benedict Arnold" means that you should not be a traitor
Bendict Arnold is the famous traitor who secretly changed sides.
Benedict Arnold (1740-1801) for whatever reasons (envy, personal gain, or political disagreements) passed the defense plans for the fort at West Point to the British in 1780. When discovered, he fled to a British ship. He fought for the British briefly in raids in New England, and later lived in New Brunswick, Canada, before relocating to London. He briefly served the British military in the West Indies in 1792.
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Benedict Arnold fought in the revolutionary war, married Margret Mansfield, after she died he married Peggy Shippen w/ 8 children
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His full name was Bendict Arnold V
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The comment "Don't be a Benedict Arnold" means that you should not be a traitor
George Washington thought that Benedict Arnold had leadership abilities.
Bendict Arnold is the famous traitor who secretly changed sides.
There was no United States during the French and Indian war
Its an insult meaning a "traitor", Benedict Arnold himself was a Continental General who tried ( unsuccessfully ) to surrender the fort at West Point, New York. A "Benedict Arnold" is untrustworthy and disloyal.
"Bring me my American uniform," he ordered; and when they put it into his hands, he said: "I wish I had never changed it for another."
Margaret Mansfield, later Margaret Mansfield Arnold, was the wife of Benedict Arnold. She was born in 1745 and was the mother of three sons with Arnold.
He was both, or so it seems. He was at first a patriot serving in the Colonial army, however he became a traitor and helped the British Army.
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