France highlights role in American independence with historical re-enactments

This weekend, the Palace of Versailles marked the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of American Independence with historical re-enactments. According to France 24, the French government highlighted its pivotal—if often overlooked—role in the Revolution. France provided covert support to the thirteen states to break from British rule, a crucial contribution to American freedom. Two and a half centuries later, Versailles seemed the perfect venue for France to ensure history remembered their part in the story.

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