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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 2858772, member: 250"] So, I knew I had a little grey matter left on Benedict and West Point ... you are right of course, but: [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington']George Washington[/URL] had given him his fullest trust and placed him in command of the fortifications at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Point,_New_York']West Point, New York[/URL]. 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.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Arnold#cite_note-Rogets-3'][3][/URL] All hail Wikipedia! [/QUOTE]