Benedict Arnold Archives - 250 and Counting

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   Battle of Split Rock–October 13, 1776

   The Battle of Split Rock is really just a continuation of the Battle of Valcour, and a lot of it takes place in a location called Button Mould Bay (or Buttonmold Bay). So why is it called the Battle of Split Rock? That’s a fine question. On the western shore of Lake Champlain, just north […] The...

   Oct 13, 2026

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   Battle of Valcour Island–October 11, 1776

   The Battle of Valcour Island didn’t really take place on the island; rather it was in Valcour Bay, a strait between New York and Valcour Island, in Lake Champlain. After the failed invasion of Quebec the Continental forces retreated south to Fort Ticonderoga, at the south end of Lake Champlain.…

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   Oct 11, 2026

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   The Battle Of The Cedars Ends–May 26, 1776

   The Battle of the Cedars was actually a series of skirmishes that took place near the end of the American invasion of Quebec, which started in September 1775. The Cedars was an area just under 30 miles west of Quebec, and in April, Benedict Arnold had placed a detachment of troops in that area,...

   May 26, 2026

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   The Battle of Quebec–December 31, 1775

   While hindsight is very much a 20/20 vision, it’s still worth exploring why the Battle of Quebec went so poorly for the American side: Now, I am by no means a military expert, but these are the things that stood out for me just based on a quick read of the situation. It was hubris, […] The post…

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   Dec 31, 2025

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   The Siege of Quebec–December 8, 1775

   The siege of Quebec was an event that was months in the making, and it was still just the penultimate act of the play. Benedict Arnold and his troops thought they could get to the American side of the St. Lawrence River within 21 days; instead it took several weeks. Along the way they lost […]…

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   Dec 8, 2025

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   Montgomery Arrives at Quebec–December 1, 1775

   The events at Lexington and Concord were only about a month in the rear-view mirror when it occurred to both the Americans and the British that the Canadian provinces were colonies, too, and that they might have some kind of interest in the activities going on further south. Quebec, being perhaps...

   Dec 1, 2025

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   Arnold’s March to Canada Ends–November 9, 1775

   We gotta give Benedict Arnold this: he set a goal and he stuck to it. Given the opportunity to take men and help invade Quebec through a kind of pincer move with General Montgomery, Benedict Arnold took 1100 men through the wilds of Maine to the St. Lawrence River, a trip that he thought would…

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   Nov 9, 2025

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   The Great Carrying Place–October 11, 1775

   Benedict Arnold and Company are still on the move toward Quebec. Over a three-week period they’ve moved fewer than 90 miles, with only…300 to go. Today they’ve reached The Great Carrying Place, a 13-mile walk alternating between woods and knee-deep mud, all while carrying everything they’ll need…

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   Oct 11, 2025

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   October 2, 1775: Whoa…We’re Halfway There!?

   It was not so very long ago that some of us sought directions from Mapquest. Then we printed them out in order to make a trip of some kind. It was only a little bit longer ago that we depended on physical maps to get places. In fact, if you’re a fan of the HBO […] The post October 2, 1775:...

   Oct 2, 2025

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    September 19, 1775: Up the River

    We think of “Benedict Arnold” and the word “Traitor” comes immediately to mind. The two are essentially synonymous. Say one, and you’ve said the other. But Benedict Arnold was quite loyal to the Independence cause in the early days of the war. In fact, he was often eager to show what he could do....

    Sep 19, 2025

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