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He was a General who originally fought for the Patriots, leading them to a deceisive victory at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777 that convinced France to aid us in are war for Independence, being shot in the leg in the process. But he would later become a traitor and join up with the British and attempted to give them the defense plans to West Point.
