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After 9 days of heavy bombardment, Cornwallis
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Benjamin Franklin

After 9 days of heavybombardment, Cornwallis surrendered his 8,000 troopson October 19,...

After 9 days of heavy
bombardment, Cornwallis surrendered his 8,000 troops
on October 19, 1781

Full Transcript

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After 9 days of heavy bombardment, Cornwallis
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surrendered his 8,000 troops on October 19, 1781.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:06
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
S01 • E01 In Philadelphia, the Assembly seemed paralyzed. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
In Philadelphia, the Assembly seemed paralyzed.
S01 • E01 Dominated by Quaker pacifists, it resisted raising an army. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Dominated by Quaker pacifists, it resisted raising an army.
S01 • E02 Lafayette, a division commander of American forces, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Lafayette, a division commander of American forces,
S01 • E01 Meanwhile, the governor, appointed by - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Meanwhile, the governor, appointed by
S01 • E02 Isaacson: If France had not supplied the ships, - Benjamin Franklin 00:22
Isaacson: If France had not supplied the ships,
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: Vassals fight at their lord's expense; - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Man as Franklin: Vassals fight at their lord's expense;
S01 • E01 It is even more slavish than slavery itself. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
It is even more slavish than slavery itself.
S01 • E02 I think Benjamin Franklin, by sealing the alliance - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
I think Benjamin Franklin, by sealing the alliance
S01 • E01 Narrator: When a raiding party struck a settlement - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
Narrator: When a raiding party struck a settlement
S01 • E02 Narrator: The Americans had won a great victory, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Narrator: The Americans had won a great victory,
S01 • E01 Franklin spent his 50th birthday - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Franklin spent his 50th birthday
S01 • E02 Congress refused to accept his resignation and instead gave him - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Congress refused to accept his resignation and instead gave ...
S01 • E01 But the immediate crisis had been met. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
But the immediate crisis had been met.
S01 • E02 He was now part of a delegation to begin peace - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He was now part of a delegation to begin peace
S01 • E01 In Philadelphia, Franklin was hailed as a hero. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
In Philadelphia, Franklin was hailed as a hero.
S01 • E01 "The people," he wrote a friend, "happen to love me." - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
"The people," he wrote a friend, "happen to l...
S01 • E02 Franklin drew up a list of 4 non-negotiable demands - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Franklin drew up a list of 4 non-negotiable demands
S01 • E01 Narrator: In June of 1757, Franklin once more - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: In June of 1757, Franklin once more
S01 • E01 The Assembly had sent him on a mission to try to negotiate - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
The Assembly had sent him on a mission to try to negotiate
S01 • E02 To complicate things, when two other American negotiators - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
To complicate things, when two other American negotiators