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This week episode 265 Arnold's treason revealed.

Last time we left off with General Benedict Arnold

planning to heend over West Point, its garrison,

and possibly even General Washington himself to the British, in exchange for 20,000 pounds and a

generals commission in the regular army. In 1780, Major John Andrei was serving as the Adjutin General of the British Army and as its chief

Spymaster. I've discussed Andre's career in many past episodes, but it's worth a quick review.

Andre was born in 1751 to a Huguenot family living in London.

His father was a merchant from Switzerland, his mother was from Paris. His family was rather

wealthy and Andre received a top-notch education in London and Geneva. At age 20 he

joined the Army by a lieutenant's commission in the regular army.

After spending several years on his own in Europe, he caught up with his regiment in Canada

in 1774. The following year American rebels led by General Richard Montgomery in a joint

attack with Colonel Benedict Arnold attempted to capture Quebec City. Almost the entire British Army in Canada at that time was taken

prisoner, Lieutenant Andre among them. Andre was sent as a prisoner of war to be held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he lived in a private house on parole.

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