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Benedict Arnold is undoubtably the most infamous traitor in American history, but few realize how his treachery nearly destroyed the American cause. It would have succeeded without miraculous intervention. Learn the little known story of West Point.

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https://www.azquotes.com/author/7392-Thomas_Jefferson/tag/honor

https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-benedict-arnold

https://www.intel.gov/evolution-of-espionage/revolutionary-war/british-espionage/benedict-arnold#:~:text=Through%20his%20wife%2C%20Arnold%20contacted,Washington%20during%20a%20planned%20visit.

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/benedict-arnolds-treason-unmasked-to-washington-in-arnolds-own-house/

https://emergingrevolutionarywar.org/2020/09/25/arnolds-treason-240-years-later-arnolds-escape-peggys-hysteria-yseptember-25-1780/

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https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/benedict-arnolds-1780-treason-and-execution-john-andre

https://sleepyhollowcountry.com/the-capture-of-john-andre/

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/benedict-arnold-turned-traitor-american-revolution-180958786/