 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Basa remauto raBenedict Arnold muna 1775 na1776 rinofukidza zviito zvakawanda zvemauto zvakaitika muNorthernmost Thirteen Colonies pakutanga kweAmerican Revolutionary War. Arnold akatanga hondo somukuru mukuru mumasoja eConnecticut, chinzvimbo chaakasarudzwa muna March 1775. Pashure pokutanga kwehondo paLexington neConcordmwedzi wakatevera, boka rake rakafamba kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumabvazuva kunobatsira pakukombwa kweBoston kwakatevera. Arnold akakumbira Massachusetts Committee of Safety kuti itore Fort Ticonderoga muNew York, iyo aiziva kuti yakanga isina kudzivirirwa zvakanaka. Vakamupa chigaro chemakoronari musi waMay 3, 1775, uye akabva angofamba achienda kumadokero, kwaakasvika kuCastleton mumakakatanwa eNew Hampshire Grants nhasi Vermont nenguva kuti apinde naEthan Allen nevarume vake mukutora Fort Ticonderoga. Akatevera chiito ichocho nechisimba chakasimba paFort Saint-Jean paRichelieu River kuchamhembe kweLake Champlain. Ipapo akasiya basa rake reMassachusetts mushure mekukakavadzana nemutungamiri weboka revarwi veConnecticut vakasvika munaJune kuti vasimbise Ticonderoga. 