CSPAN3 France And Spain During The American Revolution July 4, 2017
American envoys lobbied the governments of france and spain. The american diplomats efforts were rewarded in the 1778 treaty of alliance and the entry of spain into the war in 1779. Arms and supplies from the spanish governor of louisiana aided the american cause and at the end of the war, the french army and navy made the yorktown victory possible. The stories are our nations early days cannot be told without reference to the records here at the national archives. Diplomatic correspondence, treaties, military commissions and more documents on the International Side of the American Revolution....