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Where was Arnold leading the American Army before he defected?

  • Delaware River

  • Plattsburgh

  • West Point

  • Cambridge

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Before he defected to the British, Benedict Arnold was leading the American Army at West Point, a strategic location along the Hudson River. He was in charge of fortifying the fort, but he was also secretly communicating with the British, and he eventually gave them plans to the fort.
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