Benedict Arnold
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Mr. Brumwell is the author of “Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
It turns out Benedict Arnold was a certified badass for America.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
He is destined to be historically synonymous with Benedict Arnold.
From Salon • Nov. 23, 2023
Unsurprisingly, most white Southerners bitterly rejected Longstreet’s entreaties and condemned him as a traitor on par with Judas Iscariot and Benedict Arnold.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2023
Under the command of Benedict Arnold, the notorious turncoat American general who now fought with the British, the men carried silver handcuffs meant for the author of the Declaration of Independence.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
