Benedict Arnold liked to lead and command his men on the front
             lines. The Battle of Saratoga was a major battle in the American Revolution;
             it helped persuade the French into signing a Treaty with the United States
             that helped turn the on the British. The open-field battle style was favored
             by the British. The American's were almost out of options, until their savior
             General Benedict Arnold rode in. Arnold personally led the charge during
             the Battle of Saratoga, however Arnold was wounded during the final
             assault in his left knee. While the American troops surrounded and
             captured forces, Arnold laid in pain on the battlefield. Gates took the credit
             for the victory at Saratoga and didn't mention Arnold in his reenactment to
             The events of the two years previous to Saratoga were very influential
             to Benedict Arnold. During that time Benedict Arnold and George
             Washington were planning a attack and invasion of Canada. The route to
             Montreal was easy, but the trip Quebec was much tougher. During
             Washington's meetings with Arnold, he was examined Benedict very
             carefully, and he liked what he saw. In Washington's mind there wasn't a
             better man for the job than Arnold, to lead the charge into Quebec. Arnold
             was given independent command from Washington to lead troops.
             Arnold had many conflicts with Congress in his lifetime. He
             continually battled with members that did not like him for various reasons.
             But Congress decided to change the rules and they didn't promote Arnold.
             Five other men were inferior to Arnold when it came to military intelligence.
             Congress had made Arnold look like a fool, and he resented it. In one
             instance, Arnold had put a request into Congress for reimbursement for
             supplies that he bought with his own money during his march to Quebec.
             But Congress wasn't going to pay a large sum of money unless he could
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