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Hello, and thank you for joining the American Revolution.

This week, episode 264, Arnold commits treason.

And we last left General Benedict Arnold in episode 238 in the spring of 1780.

Under pressure from Pennsylvania, the Continental Army put General Arnold before a court-martial. The court found him guilty of

relatively minor offenses and ordered General Washington to issue a reprimand.

General Washington began his reprimand by noting Arnold's great services to his country, but also that some of his conduct was, quote, reprehensible and that it was, quote, imprudent and improper.

With Arnold's reputation and tatters Congress also went after Arnold's finances.

Arnold had received a great deal of money to conduct the Quebec campaign in 1776.

When that money ran out, he used his personal funds to keep the campaign going.

Arnold kept careful financial records of his expenses, but the British captured those records

during his retreat from Quebec.

A Congress could have recognized the realities of war, but Arnold had enemies in Congress who were looking to

screw him however they could. The Treasury Board concluded that not only did they not

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