Word: andrã
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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Near Haverstraw on the Hudson, where Benedict Arnold met Major Andr??, a tablet was erected and a speech was made by the State Historian of New York (Dr. Alexander C. Frick...
Between this boulder and the river is the place where Benedict Arnold first met Major John Andr??, Adjutant General of the British Army, to plan for the surrender of West Point to the British. Major Andr??" landed from the Vulture the evening of Sept. 21, 1780. Early the following morning the conspirators repaired to the home of Joshua H. Smith, about three miles to the north, where Arnold finally agreed to surrender West Point for £10,000 and a commission in the British Army. From the Smith house Andr??" attempted to return to the British lines. He was captured...