Benedict Arnold
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- "This must be some sort of plot to expose the fort. I'm a patriot through and through, Connor."
- ―Benedict Arnold explaining his allegiance to Connor.[src]
Benedict Arnold (1741 – 1801) was a Major General in the Continental Army, who served to protect the fort at West Point.
In 1780, the Assassin Connor was asked by George Washington to expose a rumored plot to overthrow West Point. Reluctantly agreeing to the request, Connor worked undercover for Washington, while flushing out British spies.
Investigating the Major General, Connor soon eavesdropped on Arnold as he discussed plans with John Anderson – secretly Major John André of the British Army – to deliver a letter to the British General Henry Clinton. Once the conversation had ended, Benedict went back to the fort while his associate met up with British Regulars to acquire a uniform. Anderson then came back to the fort, but was caught when Connor stopped two Continental soldiers from killing him. Connor then pulled out a note from André's person, which revealed the plans for a sum of twenty thousand pounds to go to Benedict for the fort at West Point.
Not knowing he was compromised, Benedict awaited for André's return and also for the Regulars to arrive with his money. Connor showed up first however and exposed Arnold for the traitor he was, right as the Regulars came about, to which Benedict fled the fort while the British began their assault. Once Connor had foiled the attack, he failed to reach Arnold, as the latter had sailed away from West Point on the Vulture. Ultimately, Benedict Arnold defected to the British not long after, where he assumed the command of Brigadier General in the British Army.
In all, this event put the Continental Army in an uneasy position, where they soon began to question the loyalty of their troops and officers.
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