Traitors | Treason of the Blackest Dye | 1
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The Battle of New York in 1781
Benedict arnold defected to the british crown in 17 81. He and his wife, peggy, fled to england but soon found they were outcasts there as well. Arnold tried and failed to find a job in government then launched a series of unsuccessful business ventures in britain and canada. After burning through that money, he and peggy lived off his modest military pension and remained burdened by debts.
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