He had a sniper kill Simon Fraser at Bemis Heights.
A stone monument of this man's boot now stands on the site of one of his victories, and he successfully used rumors exaggerating the size of his force to break the siege of Fort Stanwix. He had a sniper kill Simon Fraser at Bemis Heights. Forces under this husband of Peggy Shippen joined Richard Montgomery's failed attack on Québec, where this man's leg was shattered. He built an impromptu fleet on Lake Champlain, but (*) Horatio Gates relieved him of command. John André was hanged for involvement with this man's plot for West Point. The hero of the Battle of Saratoga, this is, for 10 points, what American Revolution general who defected to the British?
A stone monument of this man's boot now stands on the site of one of his victories, and he successfully used rumors exaggerating the size of his force to break the siege of Fort Stanwix.
Benedict Arnold