Perhaps Arnold had thought he would be greeted as a hero in New York ; if so, he was badly mistaken. The younger British officers, who had been Andre's companions, despised this traitor in their midst. The older officers shunned him. So he was not welcomed, he had a few friends. They were thinking the next time there was a war who says he wont turn on us?
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After the American Revolutionary War, a war where he became a traitor to the Americans, Arnold was safe in England. Few people respect a traitor and Arnold gained no respect in England. His military career went nowhere. His name became synonymous with "traitor".
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold wanted some respect for what he did.
benedict arnold commited treason
The traitor was Benedict Arnold, he went on the British side and told our secrets during the war. Soon after the war he moved on to Canada to live their. Later he got sick and he died alone in Canada.
His full name was Bendict Arnold V