If I read this correctly, Arnold was responsible for the victory of Saratoga, but public accolades were given to Horatio Gates, who would later prove completely

If I read this correctly, Arnold was responsible for the victory of Saratoga, but public accolades were given to Horatio Gates, who would later prove completely incompetent (and something of a coward at Camden). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Gates https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Gates It does appear that Benedict Arnold did greater service to the United States than the harm of his betrayal.