The British never really trusted Arnold even though he saw some acts happening on the American "stage".
In December 1780, under the command of Henry Clinton, he led 1,600 troops to Virginia to occupy Richmond.
Arnold asked a captured American soldier what the Americans would do to him if they captured him. The soldier replied that they would cut off both his legs and bury them with his military merit and hang the rest. This proves the fact that Americans were more than angry with him.
