you are the smartest odd ye audience of any audience, that is why you are here on a sunday evening when i talk to you, i talk to you as smart people. i don t talk down to you. tonight, first a history lesson as i set the stage for a further point. the american revolution, what does that have to to with anything? everything. we would not have won the american revolution without the help of th french. the french paidtaril dearly in treasury, they went broke after they helped us. the french had been dealt a humiliating defeat in 7 years war by the british. stripped them of their north american empire, including canada, but still they were loathe to declare war on britain as an official american ally, king louis permitted secret aid on america s cause, two most powerful men at court, within the monarchy, they had a dispute over whether to come fo commit to supporting america, they did. after we won the battle of saratoga in october of 1777. after will fall of philadelphia to brit
end of the revolutionary warwar the french aided us, the final battle was the battle at york town. they fought general cornwall as. because the british thought we would still be up in new york giving some tactics used by washington to fool them. about they cut out of british ships but pounded the encampments of the british, and he surrendered his troops that war for independence was over. could not have been won without the french. ukrainian people are fighting to maintain their independents and liberty.
end of the revolutionary ware twar the french aided us, the final battle was the battle at york town. they fought general cornwall as. because the british thought we would still be up in new york giving some tactics used by washington to fool them. about theithey cut out of british ships but pounded the encampments of the british, and he surrendered his troops that war for independence was over. could not have been won without the french. ukrainian people are fighting to maintain their independents and liberty.