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"Had he not become the most famous turncoat in U.S. history," "Patriot" and "traitor" are quite nuanced notions. At the time, a (US) patriot would of course h
by gerdesj 5y ago
"Had he not become the most famous turncoat in U.S. history,"
"Patriot" and "traitor" are quite nuanced notions. At the time, a (US) patriot would of course have been considered a traitor (by Britain) because they were all British citizens.
Here we have a patriot who is a turncoat (ie a traitor).
- chasil 5y agoWashington executed Andre, and would likely have been forced to do the same with Arnold were he able. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Andr%C3%A9 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Andr%C3%A9
- ncmncm 5y agoBritain had no citizens, it had subjects. If he had gone straight over to their side, that would have been fine. If he had stayed out of the army, that would have been fine, even passing messages. But he swore an oath. He wanted a big payoff from the Crown, and title, in exchange for handing over his command. He didn't get it.