[PAR] [TLE] Joshua Hett Smith House [SEP] Joshua Hett Smith House (demolished), also known as Treason House, was a historic house in West Haverstraw, New York.  It stood on a hill overlooking the King's Ferry at Stony Point, an important crossing of the Hudson River.  During the American Revolutionary War, General Benedict Arnold met at the house with British Major John André, while plotting to surrender the fort at West Point.  Later, the house had a brief tenure as headquarters for General George Washington. [PAR] [TLE] Benedict Arnold [SEP] Benedict Arnold (January 14, 1741 [O.S. January 3, 1740] June 14, 1801) was a general during the American Revolutionary War, who fought for the American Continental Army, and later defected to the British Army.  While a general on the American side, he obtained command of the fortifications at West Point, New York (which after 1802 would become the site of the U.S. Military Academy), overlooking the cliffs at the Hudson River (upriver from British-occupied New York City), and planned to surrender them to British forces.  This plan was exposed in September 1780.  He was commissioned into the British Army as a brigadier general.
[PAR] [TLE] Joshua Hett Smith House [ SEP ] Joshua Hett Smith House ( demolished ) , also known as Treason House , was a historic house in West Haverstraw , New York . It stood on a hill overlooking the King 's Ferry at Stony Point , an important crossing of the Hudson River . During the American Revolutionary War , General Benedict Arnold met at the house with British Major John André , while plotting to surrender the fort at West Point . Later , the house had a brief tenure as headquarters for General George Washington . [PAR] [TLE] Benedict Arnold [ SEP ] Benedict Arnold ( January 14 , 1741 [ O.S. January 3 , 1740 ] June 14 , 1801 ) was a general during the American Revolutionary War , who fought for the American Continental Army , and later defected to the British Army . While a general on the American side , he obtained command of the fortifications at West Point , New York ( which after 1802 would become the site of the U.S. Military Academy ) , overlooking the cliffs at the Hudson River ( upriver from British - occupied New York City ) , and planned to surrender them to British forces . This plan was exposed in September 1780 . He was commissioned into the British Army as a brigadier general .
Joshua Hett Smith House (demolished), also known as Treason House, was a historic house in West Haverstraw, New York, during the American Revolutionary War, which General met at the house with British Major John André, while plotting to surrender the fort at West Point, who was the general during the American Revolutionary War, who fought for the American Continental Army, and later defected to the British Army?
Joshua Hett Smith House ( demolished ) , also known as Treason House , was a historic house in West Haverstraw , New York , during the American Revolutionary War , which General met at the house with British Major John André , while plotting to surrender the fort at West Point , who was the general during the American Revolutionary War , who fought for the American Continental Army , and later defected to the British Army ?
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold