<P> In January 1801, Benedict Arnold's health began to decline . He had suffered from gout since 1775, and the condition attacked his unwounded leg to the point where he was unable to go to sea . The other leg ached constantly, and he walked only with a cane . His physicians diagnosed him as having dropsy, and a visit to the countryside only temporarily improved his condition . He died after four days of delirium on June 14, 1801, at the age of 60 . Legend has it that, when he was on his deathbed, he said, "Let me die in this old uniform in which I fought my battles . May God forgive me for ever having put on another," but this story may be apocryphal . Arnold was buried at St. Mary's Church, Battersea in London, England . As a result of a clerical error in the parish records, his remains were removed to an unmarked mass grave during church renovations a century later . His funeral procession boasted "seven mourning coaches and four state carriages"; the funeral was without military honors . </P> <P> Benedict Arnold left a small estate, reduced in size by his debts, which Peggy undertook to clear . Among his bequests were considerable gifts to one John Sage, perhaps an illegitimate son or grandson . </P> <P> Benedict Arnold's contributions to American independence are largely underrepresented in popular culture, while his name became synonymous with traitor, in the 19th century . The demonization of Arnold began immediately after his betrayal became public . Biblical themes were often invoked; Benjamin Franklin wrote that "Judas sold only one man, Arnold three millions", and Alexander Scammell described Arnold's actions as "black as hell". </P> <P> In his home town of Norwich someone scrawled the word "Traitor" next to his record of birth at City Hall . Additionally, the gravestones of all but his mother were destroyed . </P>

Who was the traitor during the revolutionary war