Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Benedict Arnold

Battles of Benedict Arnold

army officer who betrayed America to the British during the Revolutionary War (1740–1801), 1741 to 1801

Benedict Arnold is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1775 and 1781: 9 battles and 1 siege across 3 present-day countries, most in United States (8), Canada (1), France (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,783 km apart end to end, 309 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (9).

Siege of Fort StanwixBattle of RidgefieldBattle of Freeman's FarmBattle of BlandfordBattle of Groton HeightsCapture of Fort TiconderogaBattle of QuebecBattle of The CedarsBattle of Valcour IslandBattles of SaratogaCapture of Fort TiconderogaBattle of QuebecBattle of The CedarsBattle of Valcour IslandBattles of SaratogaTorontoPhiladelphiaBostonDetroitClevelandPittsburghCincinnatiOttawaNorfolkBuffalo500 km42.025N, 74.298W
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1775: 2 engagements1776: 2 engagements1777: 4 engagements4 in 17771781: 2 engagements17751781
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga, 1775Battle of Quebec, 1775Battle of The Cedars, 1776Battle of Valcour Island, 1776Siege of Fort Stanwix, 1777Battle of Ridgefield, 1777Battle of Freeman's Farm, 1777Battles of Saratoga, 1777Battle of Blandford, 1781Battle of Groton Heights, 178117751781
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
10 May 1775Capture of Fort TiconderogaTiconderoga, New York, United StatesAmerican victory
31 December 1775Battle of QuebecQuebec City, Canada372 km NEBritish victory
1776Battle of The CedarsBattle of the Cedars National Historic Site, France277 km SWAnglo-Haudenosaunee victory
11 October 1776Battle of Valcour IslandValcour Island, New York, United States92 km SEBritish victory
1777Siege of Fort StanwixFort Stanwix, New York, United States225 km SWAmerican victory
27 April 1777Battle of RidgefieldRidgefield, Connecticut, United States266 km SEAmerican victory
19 September 1777Battle of Freeman's FarmStillwater, New York, United States189 km NAmerican victory; Freeman's Farm: British victory; Bemis...
7 October 1777Battles of SaratogaStillwater, New York, United States0 km NAmerican victory; Freeman's Farm: British victory; Bemis...
25 April 1781Battle of BlandfordVirginia, United States716 km SWBritish victory
6 September 1781Battle of Groton HeightsNew London, Connecticut, United States647 km NEBritish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Thomas Hart, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.