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Court-martial
Judicial action in military forces
A court-martial is a military court or a trial conducted in such a court. A court-martial is empowered to determine the guilt of members of the armed forces subject to military law, and, if the defendant is found guilty, to decide upon punishment. In addition, courts-martial may…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Misfeasance
Types of failure to discharge public obligations under law
Misfeasance, nonfeasance, and malfeasance are types of failure to discharge public obligations existing by common law, custom, or statute.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Benedict Arnold
American-born military officer (1740–1801)
Benedict Arnold was an American-born British military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of major general before defecting to the British in 1780. General George Washington…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
General officer
Military rank
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air and space forces, marines or naval infantry.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Continental Army
Colonial army during the American Revolutionary War
The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775, by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia after…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
American Revolutionary War
1775–1783 American war of independence from Great Britain
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 1
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