General Benedict Arnold makes plans to take over West Point. His intent was turn over the important military base to the British when he went over to the other side.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: A Hero and A Spy: The Revolutionary War Correspondence of Benedict Arnold, by Russel Lea
Online Recommendation of the Week: History of West Point and its military importance during the American Revolution, by Edward Boynton: https://archive.org/details/historyofwestpoi00inboyn
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