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Answer : BENEDICT ARNOLD
Arnold, Benedict Arnold – n
United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)
Benedict Arnold, (born January 14, 1741, Norwich, Connecticut [U.S.]—died June 14, 1801, London, England), patriot officer who served the cause of the American Revolution until 1779, when he shifted his allegiance to the British. Thereafter his name became an epithet for traitor in the United States.
in April 1779, Arnold married Margaret (Peggy) Shippen, a young woman of loyalist sympathies. Early in May he made secret overtures to British headquarters, and a year later he informed the British of a proposed American invasion of Canada. He later revealed that he expected to obtain the command of West Point, New York, and asked the British for £20,000 for betraying this post. When his British contact, Maj. John André, was captured by the Americans, Arnold escaped on a British ship, leaving André to be hanged as a spy. The sacrifice of André made Arnold odious to loyalists, and his reputation was further tarnished among his former neighbours when he led a raid on New London, Connecticut, in September 1781.
At the end of 1781 Arnold went to England. Unable to obtain a regular commission in the British army, he later pursued various business ventures, including land speculation in Canada. Arnold returned to England in 1791, but he left to spend several years privateering in the West Indies before permanently settling in London.
More Clues
- NED ‘Nickname for Benedict or Edgar’
- INE End for Benedict?
- ARNOLD Benedict or Tom
- CANYON Benedict or Franklin
- AWARD Clio or Edgar
- GRADE Mark or Edgar, perhaps
- NAME Hugo or Edgar
- ED Short form of Edward or Edgar
- SPY Benedict arnold
- G E R Pope Benedict XVI’s native lang.
- C M I Year in Benedict IV’s papacy
- X V I Benedict _ (pope beginning in 2005)
- HAM Meat used in eggs Benedict
- EGG Benedict ingredient
- END BBC drama adapted from Ford Madox Ford’s works, which starred Benedict Cumberbatch, Parade’s _
- EGGS Whether it’s Florentine, with spinach, or Benedict, with ham or bacon, these poached items are essential for the brunch dishes
- TURING Benedict Cumberbatch has been nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of computer scientist Alan _.
- RENEGADE Benedict Arnold, for one
- POPE Benedict, for one
- DIRK Bogarde or Benedict
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