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Franklin warned the general against overconfidence
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Benjamin Franklin

Franklin warned the generalagainst overconfidence

Franklin warned the general
against overconfidence

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Franklin warned the general against overconfidence.
Duration
5 seconds
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16
Timestamp in Movie
01:09:14
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 Cohn: Franklin was extremely discouraged. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Cohn: Franklin was extremely discouraged.
S01 • E01 On July 9, 1755, - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
On July 9, 1755,
S01 • E02 He was working night and day to supply the Americans - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
He was working night and day to supply the Americans
S01 • E02 But the war was dragging on and on and on. - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
But the war was dragging on and on and on.
S01 • E02 So, when, at midnight, a courier came galloping into - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
So, when, at midnight, a courier came galloping into
S01 • E01 Nearly 1,000 of the British were killed or wounded; - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Nearly 1,000 of the British were killed or wounded;
S01 • E01 In the battle, two horses were shot out from underneath - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
In the battle, two horses were shot out from underneath
S01 • E02 Narrator: A month earlier, Washington's army - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Narrator: A month earlier, Washington's army
S01 • E01 But somehow, 23-year-old George Washington survived. - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
But somehow, 23-year-old George Washington survived.
S01 • E02 The French fleet offshore had cut off any chance of his - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
The French fleet offshore had cut off any chance of his
S01 • E01 The French and Indians soon pushed - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
The French and Indians soon pushed
S01 • E02 After 9 days of heavy bombardment, Cornwallis - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
After 9 days of heavy bombardment, Cornwallis
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