Britain 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 h

Britain 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.