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(b. Norwich, Conn., 14 January 1741; d. London, England, 14 June 1801) He served as a private in the S even Y ears ’ W ar . He was co-commander at F ort T iconderoga's capture (1775), wounded at the second battle of Q uebec , and made brigadier general in January 1776. He won important victories at V alcour I sland and B emis H eights , at which he was seriously wounded. Although a major general with a distinguished war record, Arnold was not rewarded with a major command, but stationed in Philadelphia (where he married a girl with Tory connections, see T ories ) and then assigned to a fortress at West Point, N.Y. Frustrated by lack of US recognition, Arnold schemed to surrender West Point to the British, but fled to enemy lines when his plot was discovered on 25 September 1780. Arnold was made a British brigadier general and led Tory raids on Conn. and Va. He became a merchant in Canada after the war, then moved to England in 1791. ... log in or subscribe to read full text