The name of the British spy that was hung for his involvement with Benedict Arnold was John Andre. Together, they were conspiring to surrender West Point and let it fall into British hands.
Benedict Arnold, He became Commander of the West Point fort in New York, and offered to surrender it to the British. After the plot came to light, in September 1780, Arnold joined the British Army as a brigadier general, with a sizable pension and £6,000 signing bonus.
General Benedict Arnold.
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold turned traitor and gave the British military information.
Benedict Arnold planned to surrender West Point (located in New York) to the British.
West Point
Benedict Arnold
The name of the British spy that was hung for his involvement with Benedict Arnold was John Andre. Together, they were conspiring to surrender West Point and let it fall into British hands.
Benedict Arnold, He became Commander of the West Point fort in New York, and offered to surrender it to the British. After the plot came to light, in September 1780, Arnold joined the British Army as a brigadier general, with a sizable pension and £6,000 signing bonus.
Benedict Arnold gave Fort Ticonderoga to the British.
General Benedict Arnold.
At the Battle of West Point, Georgia, April 16th 1865, the Confederate general did not surrender. This was Brigadier General Robert C. Tyler, CSA. During the American Revolution, General Benedict Arnold of the Continental Army was thwarted in a plot to give up West Point, New York in 1780.
The British.
He was a spy for the British.
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold