Benedict Arnold Summary

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The book I read is “Benedict Arnold” by Mary Dodson Wade. This book is a biography about Benedict Arnold. It states Benedict’s childhood. Afterwards it shows how he met his wife and started his business. Also, it talks about how Arnold betrays the Americans. Finally it talks about his experience in the independence. The Main Character of this story is Benedict Arnold. He is a major general in the Independence war of America. The book covers his whole life so there is no exact age. The setting of this book took place in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and throughout forts. In Benedict's Childhood he was the most daring of his friends at the age of eleven. He was often reckless and always picking fights. Unable to control Benedict his mother transferred …show more content…

He lead an attack at Fort Ticonderoga when he discovered there were cannons there. Simultaneously he went to George Washington with a plan to capture Quebec. The Plan had failed and had enough time to retreat. At the same time, he built a navy at Lake Champlain, But were found and bombarded by the British for a long time. They barely had enough time to escape. Finally, General Burgoyne launched attack after attack at Arnold and Gates. Gates kept falling back while Arnold wanted to launch an attack. Gates took away Arnold's troops, but when the time came Benedict jumped onto his horse and went into battle. Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga, and the Americans had won. Soon, The Congress had not paid Benedict which made him betray the Colonists and join the British. When the British first heard a major general was joining them they were shocked, While Benedict Arnold was with the British he still supported the Colonists. Like he pretended to build defence but actually weakened it by sending soldiers to get wood. In Conclusion, I personally liked this story it was a great biography of Benedict’s life; I barely knew anything! The main idea of this biography I think is that even if your put down don’t give up on what's right. To sum up I would definitely recommend this biography at this stage in history

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