Battle of Camden (August 16, 1780); total and ignominious defeat of Gates 195-197 His campaign was a series of blunders 197 Partisan operations 198 Weariness and depression of the people 199 Evils wrought by the paper currency 200 "Not worth a Continental" 201, 202 Taxes paid in the form of specific supplies 203 Difficulty of keeping the army together 203, 204 The French alliance 205 Lafayette's visit to France (February, 1779) 206, 207 Arrival of part of the French auxiliary force under Count Rochambeau (July, 1780) 208 The remainder is detained in France by a British fleet 209 General despondency 210 CHAPTER XIV BENEDICT ARNOLD Arnold put in command of Philadelphia (June, 1778) 211 He gets into difficulties with the government of Pennsylvania 212 Miss Margaret Shippen 212 Views of the moderate Tories 213 Arnold's drift toward Toryism 214 He makes up his mind to leave the army 215 Charges are brought against him (January, 1779) 216 He is acquitted by a committee of Congress (March) 216 The case is referred to a court-martial (April) 217 First correspondence with Sir Henry Clinton 218 The court-martial acquits Arnold of all serious charges, but directs Washington to reprimand him for two very trivial ones (January 26, 1780) 219 Arnold thirsts for revenge upon Congress 220 Significance of West Point 221 Arnold put in command of West Point (July, 1780) 222 Secret interview between Arnold and André (September 22) 223 The plot for surrendering West Point 224, 225 André takes compromising documents 226 And is persuaded to return to New York by land 227 The roads infested by robbers 228 Arrest of André (September 23) 229-232 Colonel Jameson's perplexity 232 Washington returns from Hartford sooner than expected 233, 234