The purpose and intent of Arnold's raid was to capture Portsmouth.
Portsmouth would bring him closer to the ruling position in Virginia. The Revolutionary War .
Raids affected many cities. Norfolk was the first place he raided. It was raided on January 1, .
1776. The cities of Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Norfolk were targeted on May 11, 1779. Hampton, .
Richmond, Westover, Charles City, and Petersburg were hit on later dates.
Four ships were used in Arnold's possession. Three of the ships were transport vessels. .
The other ship was used as an armed vessel. The armed vessel was a weapon carrier for his .
militia. The wind damaged some of his vessels and caused some of his horses to get lost. He sent .
different groups off to different places. Lieut.-Colonel Simcoe, the flank companies of the 80th .
regiment, the jagers and York Volunteers, were the people ordered to proceed to Westham, .
which was seven miles north of Richmond. They burned and destroyed one of the finest foundries .
for cannon in America, twenty-six pieces of cannon, 310 barrels of gunpowder, a large magazine .
of oats and stores of various kinds, and returned to Richmond on the same evening.
The darkness of the night, badness of the roads, and a heavy shower of rain prevented the .
pursue of the enemy any further. The entire army returned with great joy of the many inhabitants .
and marched into Portsmouth with good health and high spirits. The troops behaved with .
firmness, perserverance, and a spirit that gave great honor to the veterans.They were very .
deficient in pilots for the rivers and owe their success in getting up with so much expedition in .
great measure to the industry, attention and knowledge of Captain William Goodriche. Cap. .
Goodriche was the only pilot they could depend upon and took unwearied pains by day and night.
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The American Juda, Benedict Arnold today services as a synonym for treachery. His treason was such a shock because Benedict Arnold was also known as one of the nation's most talented military officers. ... Early on the revolution, Benedict Arnold was requested to capture Fort Ticonderoga: Ethan Allan and his Green Mountain Boys were eager to eager to capture Ticonderoga and the two groups met up in Bennington. ... They virtually ignored Benedict Arnold expect when they were teasing and jeering him. ... For Benedict Arnold this appeared to be a betrayal as well as demeaning. 3 ...
Washington, who assumed command of the American forces on July 2, 1775, could not attempt this attack without heavy artillery, which was procured by Colonel Ethan Allen, Colonel Benedict Arnold and Colonel Seth Warner with Vermont's Green Mountain Boys. Green Mountain Boys, was the name of a group of soldiers from Vermont led by Allen, Warner and Arnold. ... The Green Mountain Boys were originally organized by Ethan Allen before the revolution to protest the claims of the New York government to Vermont territory, and were later joined by Seth Warner and Benedict Arnold. ... Under Ethan Al...
Benedict Arnold was also building boats at the same time. When Burgoyne started sailing down Lake Champlain, he ran into Arnold. Benedict Arnold was one of the greatest generals in the Revolutionary War. ... Even though Arnold was hurt, he should have gotten the credit for the Battle of Saratoga instead of Gates. In result of this, Arnold quit and switched to the English side. ...
Peggy Shippen Arnold was the "highest paid American spy during the American Revolution." In September of 1780, Peggy and Benedict Arnold attempted to capture George Washington and turn the important fortress West Point over to the British. After that, Benedict became the most "hated man in America;" Peggy was portrayed as either a shallow loyalist or a beautiful, innocent girl who had no idea that her husband was a British spy. ... The papers proved that Peggy was "actively engaged in the Arnold conspiracy at every step of the way." ...
The Battle of Saratoga or (Freeman's Farm) The first battle of Freeman's Farm occurred September 19, 1777, it is also known as the first Battle of Bemis Heights. The battle began on the morning of the 19th when British General John Burgoyne began to move his army of three columns south to attack...
Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold led colonial forces to Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point to outnumber the British there and capture their cannons, used later to force the British out of the port of Boston. ... Leger with guerilla warfare and Howe's fixation on Philadelphia and refusal to comply with previous plans, Burgoyne was forced to fight Benedict Arnold at Ticonderoga alone. ...
The book describes in detail how the Culper Ring took down a well known traitor, Benedict Arnold. Agent 355, a mysterious lady with not much information known about her, helped discover that Arnold was indeed a traitor. ... This is how she was able to determine what Benedict Arnold was scheming. Arnold was able to escape before the American's could capture him, however agent 355 was likely killed in this transaction....