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Thirteen Charges Against Benedict Arnold - The Accusations of Colonel John Brown Prior to the Act of Treason (Paperback)
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Thirteen Charges Against Benedict Arnold - The Accusations of Colonel John Brown Prior to the Act of Treason (Paperback)
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Years before General Benedict Arnold betrayed the American cause, a
young officer and attorney named John Brown brought 13 charges of
misconduct against him and called for his arrest, Brown was
shuttled from one general to another, and finally to George
Washington, before powerful politicians decided in Arnold's favor
without hearing from Brown or any other witnesses. Historians have
continued to ignore the accusations, finding Brown's charges to be
false, and even absurd. In fact, some are unquestionably true, and
all are worthy of investigation. John Brown was an early hero of
the Revolution, a legislator, envoy, spy, and accomplished field
officer. His charges and his many proposed witnesses are a starting
point for a reevaluation of Arnold's conduct in the war-on his
storied march up Maine's Kennebec River to Canada, during the
winter siege of Quebec, and at the battles of Valcour Island and
Saratoga. What emerges from Brown's charges is a story of deceit
and misconduct, and of prominent leaders and historians turning a
blind eye in order to maintain exciting myths.
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