Erection date: 1987
Major General Benedict Arnold, American patriot, resided here from 1796 until his death, June 14, 1801.
"American patriot" is a bit rich, for a turncoat. This is where he died.
2014: the US ambassador, no less, is investigating this plaque. And NBC have some answers.
W1, Gloucester Place, 62
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Benedict Arnold
Soldier and traitor. Born Connecticut. In the American War of Independence Ar...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Benedict Arnold
Tenuously connected to Benedict Arnold. From NBC: "An amateur historian, Arn...
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These three men must have been the vicars at St Philips, at the years given.
The site of the Toy Inn. An ancient hostelry of note. Built for Oliver Cromwell's troops c. 1650, rebuilt c. 1700, demolished c. 1840, wh...
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