Memoir addressed to the inhabitants of America (justifying his defection)

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"Memoir addressed to the inhabitants of America (justifying his defection)" is a written defense by Benedict Arnold in which he explains and attempts to rationalize his decision to abandon the American Revolutionary cause and join the British.

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Generate an image of a memoir addressed to the inhabitants of America (justifying his defection) ("Memoir addressed to the inhabitants of America (justifying his defection)" is a written defense by Benedict Arnold in which he explains and attempts to rationalize his decision to abandon the American Revolutionary cause and join the British.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pamphlet ⓘ
political memoir ⓘ
written defense ⓘ
aimsTo influence American perceptions of Benedict Arnold ⓘ
portray Benedict Arnold's defection as rational and justified ⓘ
author Benedict Arnold ⓘ
countryOfPublication Great Britain ⓘ
describes Benedict Arnold's grievances against certain American officers ⓘ
Benedict Arnold's grievances against the Continental Congress ⓘ
Benedict Arnold's justification for changing allegiance to Britain ⓘ
Benedict Arnold's view of American leadership during the Revolution ⓘ
documentType primary source on Benedict Arnold's motives ⓘ
genre apologetic literature ⓘ
political justification ⓘ
hasAuthorialStance self-exculpatory ⓘ
hasTheme loyalty and betrayal ⓘ
personal honor and reputation ⓘ
political allegiance during revolution ⓘ
historicalContext late 18th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Revolutionary War ⓘ
intendedAudience American public opinion ⓘ
inhabitants of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Benedict Arnold ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person account ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro-British ⓘ
purpose to explain Benedict Arnold's decision to join the British side ⓘ
to justify Benedict Arnold's defection from the American cause ⓘ
relatedTo American Revolutionary War loyalty debates ⓘ
Benedict Arnold's defection to the British in 1780 ⓘ
usedAsSourceIn historical studies of Benedict Arnold ⓘ
scholarship on Loyalism in the American Revolution ⓘ
workOf Benedict Arnold ⓘ
workTitle Memoir addressed to the inhabitants of America (justifying his defection) ⓘ

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Benedict Arnold → notableWork → Memoir addressed to the inhabitants of America (justifying his defection) ⓘ
Memoir addressed to the inhabitants of America (justifying his defection) → workTitle → Memoir addressed to the inhabitants of America (justifying his defection) ⓘ