Benedict Arnold, "The Fighting General"

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College Crescent Virginia Beach, VA 23453-1918 United States
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Thursday, August 6, 2026 (one day)
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Benedict Arnold, "The Fighting General"

Class - In Person & Zoom | Available (Membership Required)

Benedict Arnold was the most brilliant general and officer in the entire Continental Army
command, winning key battles against British forces during the first five years (1775-1780) of the Revolutionary
War. He was adored by his troops, feared by the British High Command, and yet loathed by jealous American
generals who were less capable than he. Arnold became known as “The Fighting General” of the American
Revolution, keeping American hopes for Independence alive while other American military leaders were losing
battle after battle, demoralizing the quest for separation from Great Britain. What turned Arnold against the
American Patriot Cause? Was it money? Was it his young, beautiful, and demanding and extremely ambitious
bride, Peggy Shippen? Was it Greed? We will explore all these questions and more as we examine Arnold’s
military career, and motives of the real Benedict Arnold in this lecture.

Randolph Flood

Randy Flood is a historian and co-founder of The Real American Revolution, a nonprofit organization established to educate citizens about the American Revolution. Randy began his professional career by serving on the staff of the United States Senate and has taught courses about politics and the legislative processes at numerous colleges in the Washington DC area. Currently, he resides in Williamsburg, Virginia, and is working on the Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association to educate teachers, students and communities about the national historic trail where Lord Cornwallis and his British Army at Yorktown were entrapped..