The Great Food Revolution (2009)
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America's elder statesman, Benjamin Franklin, descends on Paris to seduce the French to join the fight against their common enemy, England. British General William Howe delivers a crushing blow to George Washington's troops at the Battle of Brandywine taking Philadelphia, the American capital, as his prize. But to the north, another American general enters the spotlight--Horatio Gates defeats British General John Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga. It is this victory that convinces France to enter the fight, turning the American Revolution into a world war.
Congress begins to question Washington's leadership; Washington rebuilds his reputation by holding back the British at the Battle of Monmouth.
General Benedict Arnold turns his back on his cause and country; Washington takes his war to the frontier.
Failing to defeat Washington, the British turn their attention southward; siege at Charleston, S.C.
After the fall of Charleston, S.C., the Revolutionary War explodes into the Carolina backcountry.
Washington faces two mutinies; the French send their fleet to America; Cornwallis moves his army to Yorktown.
The American victory at Yorktown; John Adams joins Benjamin Franklin in France to negotiate the Treaty of 1783.
George Washington is called into service as the nation's first president.
George Washington completes his eight-day journey from Mount Vernon to New York City for his inauguration.