second was benedict arnold. benedict arnold is an interesting figure because there are still people today who say he was a hero at a certain given point. we have to give him some latitude. he was really harassed by the continental congress. the politics of this were really bad. he paid out of his own pocket, wasn't reimbursed. some of this is true, although like happened to many people people, they did not become traitors. but when you analyze this strictly from an intelligence point of view as i did in the book, you find that as opposed to this being a huge blow to the american cause, in reality it was probably one of the two biggest blunders that british intelligence made because they andled him so badly. his volunteering effort was almost put aside for other things. he was not vetted before, all because the officer handling it, young major andre, was a staff officer much more attuned to handling the social responsibilities of being an aide to a commanding general than the intelligence aspects of it. had bened

benedict arnold. benedict arnold is recovering and he has given this really prestigious command. but he doesn't want it, he is a battlefield commander. he wants to fight. so he's given this position. he accepts. problem, he talks a lot. and he runs his mouth. congress does not like him. he feels he is constantly passed over by other, lesser officers. inferior officers. and he is brought up on charges of using government property, pillaging, some other charges that no one knows about. and he is placed in charge. congress demands he squares and over loyalty. and he says, how dare you. look what i have given to this country. so, what is his first act? party wheremself a he invites no members of the continental army. a womannds up marrying from a loyalist family. it is through her that he starts a correspondence that will ultimately lead to treason. arnold gives himself the codename of gustav us -- we stop -- gustavus. meanwhile, the british have a new plan. go south, young man. anyway, the british are going to turn their attention to the south. they are constantly chasing loyalist.

there's an amazing moment that proves the point where benedict arnold, is asked by george washington, this is when they were still on good terms to go up to canada and lead the charge, that is when they got canada to support us and also the back story, one of the things that washington did is that he got the continental army to stop making fun of catholics. in washington said, we are trained to get the support of france and canada, we should stop bringing up the pope and he said, benedict arnold on a mission to woo the catholics and back. benedict arnold decides to stop at the grave, the minister led, the great revival in the 1740s, they exhumed the poor guy, open the casket and cut off a piece of the clothing as a keepsake to take them with the on their trip to canada. because he was very revolutionary and he was a fighter for freedom. we tell of him as a religious leader, but he had an impact. in effect, it led to, it proves the point that there has often been a case where in american history religious revivals have actually led to more political freedom, that may seem odd in the mo

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