Liberty!

Liberty!· Season 1 · Episode 4

Oh Fatal Ambition: 1777-1778

S01E04·November 24, 1997·55m·PBS

The "united" states remain in dire need of funds and military support. Congress dispatches Benjamin Franklin to France in hopes of creating an alliance which will provide both. Meanwhile, a British army marches down the Hudson River trying to cut off New England from the other colonies. The British are crushed by Americans at Saratoga. The French enter the conflict on the American side.

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