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__ By Austin Rucker 11/10/11 Benedict Arnold __ Benedict Arnold had started out working on a ship. Then benedict went into the army. He joined the continental army but then defected to the British. Some of the major accomplishment that benedict had were things such as. The capturing of fort Ticonderoga, winning the battle of Ridgefield, and the great siege of fort stanwix. Of all the great things that benedict had accomplished. He had to die a slow death. It all began in January 1801. In this time his health had slowly began to plummet. Benedict had been suffering his whole life from an infection of his toes called gout since 1775. In 1801 his doctor had diagnosed him with an internal organ problem. This problem was were the increasing of interstitial fluid in any organ. This was know as dropsy. And at the age of 60 years old they placed him on his death bed and he said. “Let me die in this old uniform in which I fought my battles” He then later died from his condition of dropsy. Benedict Arnold BOSTON, MA By: Samantha Cleary Benedict Arnold was a successful general who betrayed the Patriots to join the British. He is considered a traitor. After his betrayal September 1780 he commissioned into the British Army as a brigadier general. His main actions before his betrayal was the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775, defensive and delaying tactics despite losing the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain in 1776, the Battle of Ridgefield, Connecticut, operations in relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix, and key actions during the pivotal Battles of Saratoga in 1777, in which he suffered leg injuries that ended his combat career for several years. Also he led a force of 1,600 troops into Virginia, where he captured Richmond by surprise and then went on a rampage through Virginia, destroying supply houses, foundries, and mills.

In 1775 he had Gout it attacked his unwounded leg to the point where he was unable to go to sea; the other ached constantly, and he walked only with a cane. Later his physicians diagnosed him with dropsy (edema), which is swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serious cavities. He then died after 4 days of delirium on June 14, 1801 at the age of 60.

General Benedict Arnold. Was a traitor to the United States because he joined the British Army.