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On this day in history, Sept. 21, 1780, Benedict Arnold betrays cause of American independence
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American officer Benedict Arnold met in secret with British Major John Andre on Sept. 21, 1780, with a plot to trade the American stronghold at West Point for cash amid the American Revolution.
"Money is this man's God, and to get enough of it he would sacrifice his country." Benjamin Franklin compared Benedict Arnold to Judas. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
General George Washington soon discovered the treachery.
Arnold escaped to British-controlled New York City and served in the losing army for the remainder of the American Revolution, which ended in October 1781.
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