At Quebec and again at Saratoga he was severely wounded.
In the summer of 1778 he was given the command at Philadelphia, after the British evacuation.

It was a troubled time.

Arnold was concerned with confiscations of property for treason and with disputes about ownership.

Impulsive, ambitious, and with a certain element of coarseness in his nature, he made enemies.

He was involved in bitter strife with both Congress and the State government of Pennsylvania.
After a period of tension and privation in war, one of slackness and luxury is almost certain to follow.