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Traitors | Treason of the Blackest Dye | 1

American History Tellers

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A Brief History of Benedict Arnold

In 17 78, benedict arnold was three years into military services and his finances were in dire shape. Arnold often resorted to abusing his position when he learned that a ship he had invested in was attacked by the british. He sent amy wagons to new york to collect the ship's goods and bring them back to pennsylvania. Though his actions were not illegal, his use of army equipment for personal business sparked controversy. Also inserted himself into a legal dispute over a british ship seized by american privateers,. siding with sailors from his home state of connecticut over a rival group from pennsylvania. And then, when the connecticut sailors won case

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