Before Benedict Arnold was branded a traitor, he was one of the colonies\' most valuable leaders.
In the midst of a Howling blizzard,.
Before they reached the Canadian border, hundreds died, a hurricane destroyed canoes and equipment and many deserted.
They had volunteered for a secret mission, under Arnold\'s command to march and paddle nearly two hundred miles and seize British Quebec.
In September 1775, eleven hundred soldiers boarded ships in Massachusetts, bound for the Maine wilderness.
Before Benedict Arnold was branded a traitor, he was one of the colonies\' most valuable leaders