Path to World War

S1 E5: 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 the victory that convinces France to enter the fight, turning the American Revolution into a World War.