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1 online resource : illustrations |
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Introduction : "I beg your Honour will order Brigadier-General Arnold in arrest" -- "An intimate correspondence and connection" -- "An able counsellor, full of spirit and resolution" -- "He would not be second in command to any person" -- "Now, Sir, is the time to carry Canada" -- "The only field officer of any share of abilities" -- "A march not to be paralleled in history" -- "I will have an eclaircissement with him" -- "Mr. General Arnold & I do not agree very well" -- "Some strange kind of conduct in General Arnold" -- "Received much abuse from General Arnold" -- "I wish he may be as prudent as he is brave" -- "And every man of common sense" -- "Sir, you are a dirty scoundrel" -- "An army flushed with victory" -- "The mighty army of the continent" -- "The greatest conquest ever known" -- "Give a thief a length of rope" -- "Ah! hapless friend, permit the tender tear " -- Conclusion : "A few gentlemen became acquainted with his true character." |
| Summary |
"Years before General Benedict Arnold betrayed the American cause, a young officer and attorney named John Brown brought 13 charges of misconduct against him and called for his arrest, Brown was shuttled from one general to another, and finally to George Washington, before powerful politicians decided in Arnold's favor without hearing from Brown or any other witnesses. Historians have continued to ignore the accusations, finding Brown's charges to be false, and even absurd. In fact, some are unquestionably true, and all are worthy of investigation. John Brown was an early hero of the Revolution, a legislator, envoy, spy, and accomplished field officer. His charges and his many proposed witnesses are a starting point for a reevaluation of Arnold's conduct in the war--on his storied march up Maine's Kennebec River to Canada, during the winter siege of Quebec, and at the battles of Valcour Island and Saratoga. What emerges from Brown's charges is a story of deceit and misconduct, and of prominent leaders and historians turning a blind eye in order to maintain exciting myths"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Brown, John, 1744-1780.
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Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 fast |
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Brown, John, 1744-1780 fast |
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Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States -- History -- 18th century
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Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
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Legislation
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Law and legislation
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781476643601 |
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1476643601 |
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9781476684918 |
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147668491X |
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