What act of violence did Arnold command at New London, Connecticut?
Flood the city
Burn it down
Take over the city guard
Evacuate the city
Answer
In 1781, Benedict Arnold, a former American general who had defected to the British, commanded the attack on New London, Connecticut, during which he ordered the town to be burned down. The attack was in retaliation for an American attack on the British-held port of Sag Harbor, New York.
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