2020-07 2 sessions
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ARNOLD, Benedict (1740-1801) was an American-born senior officer of the British Army who commanded the American Legion in the later part of the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for his defection from the Continental Army to the British side of the conflict in 1780. General George Washington had given him his fullest trust and placed him in command of the fortifications at West Point, New York. Arnold planned to surrender the fort to British forces, but the plot was discovered in September 1780 and he fled to the British. His name quickly became a byword in the United States for treason and betrayal because he led the British army in battle against the very men whom he had once commanded. Autograph removed from a document "B Arnold", 3/4"x2-1/2". Very good condition.
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