The painting above is of Benedict Arnold. 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 General Washington.
             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 la...