General gates's troops held their ground. benedict arnold, one of gates's generals, argued for a counterattack that would smash the british force. gates, outraged that arnold would challenge his order, took away his command. but the rash arnold saw a chance to strike a crucial blow. he galloped through the crossfire of both armies, inspiring his men. a bullet struck his leg, but he rode on, leading the final assault that shattered the british fortifications. if he had died of his wounds that day, arnold would be remembered as one of the great heroes of the revolutionary war.
the central idea of the excerpt is that, during the revolutionary war, benedict arnold
defeated the british alone.
showed great courage.
was disloyal to the americans.
became a general.

showed great courage.

Explanation:

All the excerpt is trying to explain how Benedict Arnold took a bullet for the cause and how he inspired his men into battle, how if he had died from the injuries that day he would be today remembered as one of the greatest hero of the REvolutionary War, so in this excerpt at least all that tries to show is how he showed great courage.

it shows great courage

Explanation:

the paragraph is explaining why Arnold was remembered as one of the great hero's in the Revolutionary War, and he was remembered for the great courage he had

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