Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold was an American military officer who served as a general during the American Revolutionary War, fighting for the American Continental Army before defecting to the British in 1780. George Washington had given him his fullest trust and placed him in command of the fortifications at West Point, New York afther being commador of west point he gave the britishtroops the plans to west point thus betraying the Usa, He later died of gout and is buried at St Mary's Church, Battersea, London, United Kingdom.