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France didn’t lose the American Revolution. It won it.
Yet that victory helped push one of Europe’s most powerful states into bankruptcy, political paralysis, and ultimately revolution.

In this video, we break down how France poured massive loans, military aid, and naval power into defeating Britain—without ever fixing the broken tax system meant to pay for it. The result wasn’t just debt, but a structural financial crisis that exposed deep flaws in France’s political order.

You’ll see how a medieval tax system collided with modern warfare, why borrowing delayed reform instead of solving problems, and how a war fought overseas accelerated collapse at home. This is not just a story about the past. It’s a case study in how states fail when ambition outruns institutions.

From the Seven Years’ War to Yorktown, from royal finance ministers to the Estates-General, this video follows the cause-and-effect chain that turned victory into disaster—and asks what modern governments might still be getting wrong today.