The Great Food Revolution
Season 12009
14 Episodes
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.
July 2, 2006Congress begins to question Washington's leadership; Washington rebuilds his reputation by holding back the British at the Battle of Monmouth.
July 9, 2006General Benedict Arnold turns his back on his cause and country; Washington takes his war to the frontier.
July 16, 2006Failing to defeat Washington, the British turn their attention southward; siege at Charleston, S.C.
July 23, 2006After the fall of Charleston, S.C., the Revolutionary War explodes into the Carolina backcountry.
July 30, 2006Washington faces two mutinies; the French send their fleet to America; Cornwallis moves his army to Yorktown.
August 6, 2006The American victory at Yorktown; John Adams joins Benjamin Franklin in France to negotiate the Treaty of 1783.
August 13, 2006George Washington is called into service as the nation's first president.
August 20, 2006George Washington completes his eight-day journey from Mount Vernon to New York City for his inauguration.
August 27, 2006