Episode 108 The French Connection

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

France makes plans for covert aid to America. Silas Deane arrives to encourage such aid. French foreign minister puts him in contact with a playwright and part-time arms dealer name Beaumarchais. The British spy network immediately infiltrate all of this to thwart their plans. Also, others from America and in France attempt to block the attempt for personal reasons. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: Unlikely Allies: How a Merchant, a Playwright, and a Spy Saved the American Revolution, by Joel Richard Paul Online Recommendation of the Week: https://TheFrenchHistoryPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.0	Today, episode 108, the French Connection.
0:53.8	One of the arguments for declaring independence in July 1776 was the hope of encouraging
0:59.7	foreign assistance for the war effort. Since local production in America would never meet
1:05.1	demand, Congress would have to make alliances overseas that would facilitate an
1:10.4	international arms trade. The problem with that was that any country that
1:15.5	would engage in such a trade would incur the wrath of Britain and would likely have to
1:20.6	go to war with Britain.
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