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Meeting with The French Foreign Minister & begins a

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1776Date range

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1776

Benjamin Franklin28 May 1776

Varennes · Warfare / American War of Independence

Meets the French Foreign Minister & begins a 2 1/2 year campaign to win French support

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Benjamin Franklin

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