On This Date September 21, 1780- Benedict Arnold plots with the British

September 21, 1780 – On this day in 1780, during the American Revolution, American General
Benedict Arnold meets with British Major John Andre to discuss handing over West Point to the
British, in return for the promise of a large sum of money and a high position in the British army.
The plot was foiled and Arnold, a former American hero, became synonymous with the word
“traitor.”