Benedict Arnold

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.

Benedict Arnold was 38 when he turned traitor against his nascent American country in the Revolutionary War.

He is destined to be historically synonymous with Benedict Arnold.

New London’s Burning Benedict Arnold Festival, which has become part of the state’s Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival, was growing in popularity before it was halted in 2020 because of the pandemic.

“I don’t want to look like Benedict Arnold to the Democratic Party by participating in this,” he recalled explaining to a friend.