Arnold led British raids in Virginia, capturing Richmond and Petersburg.
He reportedly asked one Virginian what they would do if they captured Benedict Arnold.
The Virginian replied that they would amputate the leg wounded at Saratoga and bury it with full honors.
The rest they would hang.
Arnold’s second wife was Peggy Shippen, daughter of a prominent loyalist.
One must wonder if he would have turned coat without her prompting.
One of those great “what if” questions of history.
Arnold’s troops crossed the Saint Lawrence on November 13 and 14 in an attempt to take fortified Quebec City, but suffered defeat. They maintained a partial siege of the city until the next April, then Arnold went on to Montreal where he served as military commander of the city until the British Army retook it.
Benedict Arnold’s actions temporarily delayed the British advance against Ticonderoga, and he was rewarded with a promotion to brigadier general, but his political enemies orchestrated a court-martial. Arnold deserted to the British in September, 1780, and his command at Valley Forge was assumed by Col. Nathaniel Wade.