All nation have reason to be proud of some part of his history and be aware of other parts.
In France we're just aware that we are bad pussy people, the reason is too much talk about slavery, colonial period, collaboration ... I don't say we don't have to remember we MUST remember our felony it but give us some national pride !
How do you wanna make everybody work for the good of nation, europe and world if your not award of your whole history. Thanks thecajuncutthroat !
France, during the last 800 years, has participated to about 185 battles and has won 143 of them. It is a world record and the best ratio "defeats/victories".
30.October 1270 - 8th - Last Crusade was launched and siege of Tunis end by an agreement between Charles of Sicily (King's Louis IX of France who died months earlier) - and the Sultan of Tunis. At this excellent educative, informative and as very impressive pictures from history show, so is mild music adjusted well.
Most Americans had the balls to call us cowards when France refused to go to Iraq, it was a well done fox news conservative chicken hawk hit job.
But look at the reality of the French war history and look at the reality of the American war history, America never won a war, not one single war did they win accept for the war against the British for witch America can thank France for LFayette and his troups, next time an American calls the French cowards, let the history do the talking.
@alexandreleverrier I think a lot of it was a feeling of betrayal we felt about the French at that time. I think all that talk died down after it was found that France was right about Iraq. However, I never felt that way about France. I know of France's great legacy. As a matter of fact I'm a descendant of the Norman mercenaries in Southern Italy that rid Sicily, Southern Italy, and Malta of Islam. Then went on to victory in the First Crusade. Quite a proud legacy to have!
Unbelievable....even back then the name Louis was still being used. Did anyone even know that the word "Clovis" also means Louis, which also means "War & Glory"? And that the word Frank, Francois and French, means "Freedom"?
I just recently bought the book written by Gregory of Tours, "The History of the Franks" and I am quite astonished by how interesting a people they are. Viva la France!
@MontChevalier Frank means Free-Bernard means heart of a bear, Friederich/ Frederic means rich in peace( Friede-Reich), Eric means rich in honour( Ehr-Reich) this kind of names are all germanic and have been francisized.
J'en ai eu des frissons sur tout le corps tellement la musique est magnifique, ajoutez à cela des images et des textes de qualités super bien narré et qui nous plonge dans le passé, dans notre Histoire. Magnifique
Saint Joan Of Arc The Greatest Christian Saint Ever And A Great Freedom Fighter Her Sacrifice For Jesus And France Is Beyond Comparison.Saint Joan Bravely Fought evil english army
England and Germany are our Brothers!!! With England we have celtic, norman and angevine blood in common and with german have celtic, frankish, allammanic,burgundian blood in common. All are indoeuropeans, All have influence of Latin in different proportion.Long Live Occidental Europe !!!!Vive la France, the oldest countries in Western Europe!!!Long live the eternal France!!!
On cite souvent la 2nde guerre mondiale comme une lourde défaite française... mais mes amis, je vous rappelle que hitler avait signer un PNA avait l'URSS et il a rompu ce pacte en attaquant directement, loyal? Hitler a également attaqué des pays neutres, pays bas et belgique, on ne pouvait pas prévoir une telle lacheté.... les troupes francaises étaient en Alsace, il faut du temps pour remonter.... Bref la défaite française est faite sur la lacheté des commandants allemand.
Marre de ce stéréotype disant que les français sont toujours les premiers à hisser le drapeau blanc, et qu'ils n'ont connus que des défaites militaires !
@hugodudes c'est ce qu'il a aimé être dit par les ignorants qui étaient déçus après que la france soit envahie par les allemands. ces gens là en général n'ont aucune connaissance de la stratégie nécessaire qu'avait mis en place churchill, des soldats qui ont retenus les allemands à dunkerque pour permettre la retraite, puis ils ne savent pas non plus que les combats ont continué en afrique et parmi les résistants qui ont fait un sacré boulot. il suffit qu'ils lisent les mémoires de ch et eisnh.
@hugodudes eh!! à ce propos, un petit mythe qu'hollywood a créé: les voitures en feu n'explosent pas. c'est une création au profit de "l'explosivité" des films d'actions ^^. ça a commencé dans "la mort aux trousses" et ça a toujours été repris ^^. pour que ça explose il faut soit que ça soit au gpl (extrêmement rare) soit que le réservoir soit complètement plein (ce qui est quasi impossible en pleine circulation)
sinon, pour en revenir au fait, les gens cultivés ne crachent pas sur l'armée fr.
@hugodudes oui aujourd'hui c'est jouissif pour les anglophones de chier sur la réputation de l'armée française, on leur en a tellement fait baver que c'est pour eux une immense consolation... faut juste rappeler aux rosbifs qu'ils ont été les premiers à rembarquer à dunkerque pendant que des français couvraient leur retraite...
You have heard gentlemen, what Koch recounts. It is a new proof of the thesis I've always supported; namely, that French are still, after us, the best soldiers in Europe. France will always have the possibility, even with its current birthrate, to raise a hundred divisions. We will definitely, after this war, have to set up a coalition able to militarily control a country capable of such impressive military feats.
This thing about french being pussies is just wrong
Why do americans constantly take the piss out of french people although France played a massive part in getting Americas independence
That is something I have never understood
I mean Scottish people never take the piss out of France because Scotland and France have such a strong military history along side each other against the English
Politics. If you don't agree with them, the Anglo-saxons have the media power to destruct you. They did it in 2003 when french republic refused to participate to the 2nd war of Iraq (they largely participated to the first). So the dramatic failure of 1940 (while 100 000 french soldiers died during 6 weeks!) became the ultimate proof of the "french cowardice"...Nothing more.
Not exactly all americans, many americans love France it's just the stupid anglo american white trash. because we conquered their island for over 5 centuries, and deep down they know the French are better, they just won't admit it because theyre in the closet like the gay race they are.
I see why the French claim the Breton War of succession, despite the fact that the English won the majority of the battles in that conflict, and Charles V recognized John as the ruler of Brittany, but John swore allegiance to the French king, and all the English progress in that war was all for nothing, and the French gained the upper hand.
@expertstrategy It was mostly a dynastic war, mostly French vs French of England. Anyway John V was not stupid; he knew in a very long the French king would utterly destroy him and hence declared himself a vassal of the French king. The French usually nearly always win in a very long run in any continental conflict. Same thing with the Hundred Year war.
Vu parties 1 et 2. Superbe boulot, mais... avoir fait figurer Gilles de Rais et avoir oublié le magnifique et honnête Du Guesclin ! Grâce au tandem Charles V-Du Guesclin , la France a récupéré toutes les possessions anglaises en France. Puis Charles VI le Fou a succédé à Charles V le Sage...et tout fut à recommencer.
You French are very lucky. Spare a thought for countries like mine, New Zealand which has never had a victory. We have been defeated many times - at Monte Cassino, Gallipoli and in Greece, for example. To know war, you have to know defeat. The Germans, Australians and Japanese also know what I mean. To be defeated doesn't mean that you are bad people. As a big victorious nation like US, China, England and Russia, you celebrate victory. I hope you never suffer defeat.
I'm thinking of joining the French Foreign Legion, an amazing unit within the French Army, that has done incredible things. I respect our French allies, and always will. From America.
@NumberDne, I guess I can add the British empire as one of the empires I have respect for, now that you have enlightened me with new information. Forgive me if I sounded a little ignorant.
"Creation of America and Canada" , i think you forget the French which also create America and Canada and when you say that the English had to protect Canada , i think it's very ironic . I think what has saved England is especially to be an island and have a very good navy
the only time I respect an empire is when it is built upon nations that are equally just as strong and technologically advanced as the aggressor. For example, the First French Empire was created out of countries and other kingdoms that were equally as strong as France. The Roman and British empires are created from underdeveloped civilizations and weak countries, This is not mean't as an insult.
@expertstrategy When you say weak do you mean millitary or weak in technology. I sorry if i misunderstood you but are you comparing french empire to the Roman empire. It is two diffrent times. The Roman empire was strong at its time of course they are weak compared to empires from the 17 and 18th century.
@thesoldierofislam1, by weak, I mean't both militarily and technologically. I am aware that the French empire and the Roman empire were from different time periods. I am saying that the Roman empire lasted for so long was because they were fighting against Barbarians who are technologically inferior, it is the same with their armies, despite numerical superiority. The First French empire lasted for about a decade because France's enemies are just as strong and advanced.
I can't disagree with. That's true. many anicent empires like the persian empire, greek empire, and roman empire lasted long only because they were mainly fighting barbarians and tribes.
but it depends vienna might not be far enough he. but they failed however to take vienna. I think the english and french conquered much more in asia than any other european country except for the greeks they came as far as hindu kush.
I am surprised because you have an open mind , i know that the Ottoman have a great empire but what the European conquest of the Ottomans compared to the English or French conquest in the muslim world . For the greeks i think you talk about Alexandre ?
Well yes it can't be compared to english and french conquest around the world or just in asia but if we just talk about a muslim empire that have conquered more of europa it is the ottoman turks. But i still think the greeks like alexander conquered much more in asia than any other europeans. I don't know im so bad in 17 and 18th century history. I just feel it was right for islam to take power in asia or else europe had to stand against sun and moon worshipers.
You make a mistake the British had a greater empire in Asia than Alexander . Don't forget that the French had also 2 empires in Europe , you can imagine the difficulty of havin a empire un Europe when you know the power of Eruopen countries
True but that's the sime for all. If england would have an empire in asia around in medival time it wouldn't last long cause they would be surronded by powerful countries in asia like persia, india, china, mongolia and arabs. In modern time it would be possible for them cause today european countries are leading in millitary strenght.
" true but that's the same for all " sorry but i'm not agree with , for the French first empire the French fought pratically alone agaisnt the powerfull nations like Austrain empire , England , Prussia ,kingdom of Spain , Russian empire , Italian States , Holy German empire , Portuguese kingdom , Ottomans empire , kingdom of Sweden , kingdom of Saxony . I do not beliveve in mankind's histroy , one country is facing so many powerful adversary
@jeffkodiac I do know the french were strong and still strong today compared to many other countries. i have one question. im very curious. who was stronger in the hundred's years war. French or England both millitary and technology?
@thesoldierofislam1, I would say that France was stronger than the English in numbers since they have a much larger population, and they had far more cavalrymen. But I would say that the English were technologically superior due to the longbow, and they usually had far better leadership than the French did. Such as Edward III, the Black Prince of Wales, and Henry V. the French had some good commanders like Du Guesclin, Joan of arc and her subordinate commanders.
At first it was the English who used new fighting technique , the archers began to hurt the French cavalry as at the battle of Crecy or Agincourt . Besides , they say that the English have killed chivalry . But the French have the upper hand adapting as the battle of Patay where the French army attacked the Englsh in flank and crushed the English or the battle of Castillon where the French used the artillery
@jeffkodiac the seven years resistance of Prussia (albeit aided by England) to France-Russia-Austria was admirable (1756-1763 I think), but France resisted five european coalitions of british, germans, russians and others, 20 years (1794-1814), with no significative ally. Equally admirable... at least.
For example in i islam it is forbidden to turn your back in battle unless it be for a counter attack but i can give you numerous example where arab armies have ran away like cowards. poiters is one example they left everything for booty.
Wow this video inspires me to make a video about islamic victories. But then why waste my time. You lost jerusalem, syria, iraq tunisia, algeria and we lost spain.
You are so funny , you lost Spain lol it's normal this is pratically the only territories that you have , and please learn to read the name of this video is not Christian victories but French victories
What do you mean it's normal. may i ask. Secondly i did say islamic victories simply because i belive all muslims countries are one. But it seems not to be the case today in many muslim countries. Turkish troops in afghanistan. kurdish troops in iraq etc etc.
What I mean is that your answer makes no sense . You mix religion with wars . Plus majority of territories that you mention were not earned by Arabs during battles . I think in history , the arabs countries are more often lost battles against European that the reverse
Im not even an arab so i don't care if they were not earned by arabs. You talk about europeans as whole so im saying all muslim conquest. I know that europeans won the majority of battles against arabs but hey that what happens when arabs loose islam they turn to a bunch of raiders and loosers and that is why i just compare muslim victories to french victories.
Yes conquest in europe was made by arabs but they didn't go very far. spain and sicily was all that they conquered from europe. If you want a muslim empire conquering europe you should look for ottoman empire. They came as far as vienna and they also conquered a large part of hungary.
Of course there are western armies deployed in in muslim countries TODAY if we go hundreds of years back we see muslim armies conquering spain and invading france and italy. we see muslim armies in balkan in hungary and in austria. we see muslim armies in portugal. wee see muslim armies in russia.
"the strategy of the campain was Rochambeaus,the french fleet was there as a result of his arrangement. The tactics were his. The américan army was there because he had lent money to Washington"
Oui, je sais ça, mais les Américians y ont joué un rôle important quand même et surtout c'est une victoire POUR EUX. On peut donc appeler ça une victoire Américaine.
How did France win any of these Italian wars, I searched up the results on the internet and the ones you included in your video either resulted inconclusive or lost. I do not think France won any of these wars.
Oh god, you actually claim that the Franks should be considered French? The Franks inhabited the regions around the Netherlands/Belgium/Northwest Germany. The Frankish Empire incluided all these countries and France. Charlemagnes main residence was actually in Aachen, Germany. If anything the Franks are the ancestors of all these countries.
Applying the modern concept of a Nation to tribes that existed 1500 years ago is pathetic.
The Franks of Clovis are our direct ancestries, they already conquered the actual territory of France and mixed with the local gallo-roman.. Clovis started the history of france with his baptem in REIMS, like all the FRENCH KINGS DURING 1500 years.
They give their name to FRANCE (land of the Franks or Frankreich in German) and political rules and traditions we still use today.
Charlemagne, grand son of Charles Martel settle in the center of his empire... conquered from FRANCE !!!
Have you ever heard of the great invasions after the fall of Roman Empire ?
Do you know the Wisigoths settled in Spain, Lombards in Italy, Angles in Britain, etc...??
The Franks settled and developped on actual French soil. They are unquestionably at the origin of French History adopting first christianity in Western Europe.
300 years after Clovis, they expended with Charlemagne toward East beating the Frisians, Saxons, Bavarians etc...
@DanielSahne Who talks about Nation ? who's pathetical ? Dude, Clovis is clearly at the origin of France: He's rememberd for :
-his unification of the Franks -his conquest of Gaul(roughly today's France) -his conversion to christianity. By the 1st act he assured the influence of his people beyond the borders of Gaul. By the 2nd, he laid the foundation a future nation-state (France). By the 3rd, he made France "the eldest daughter of Church".
The video clearly talks about "FRENCH military victories", thus mentioning Clovis and the Franks means that the author considers them french. However, The Netherlands, Belgium and large parts of Germany were also inhabited by Franks and were part of the Frankish Empire. The Franks may be the origin of France, but the same goes for the Benelux lands and Germany. After Charlemagnes death the East Francia became Germany/Holy Roman Empire.
The cradle of the "SALIAN" Frankish civilisation is clearly France (meaning the "Land of the Franks"). There, they developped during centuries the embryo of a culture and a state that still exist today with France.
In 8th century, they conquered and christianized basically all Western-Europe from FRANCE. Clovis, Charles Martel, Roland, Charlemagne... they all come from France. They created our state so they belong to our long History.
So why do you talk about Netherlands/Belgium/Northwest Germany??? Any of these nations didn't existed at these times LOL Franks was unified on the land of France, christianised here and built an empire from here. What's wrong with you? They were nothing but tribes before that. Are you American? really? So you are not. Because Americans and their culture come from everywhere excepted from America!!! Nothing is more funny than an american who trying to "racialized" history.
you didnt get my point at all.. Franks are neither french, nor german, nor dutch. It doesnt make sense to label them as either one. And Im not "racializing" history... its the complete opposite, Im trying to say that "races"/tribes/cultures went beyond present days borders and thus pretty much all of Europe is a mix of these. You are racializing history if you claim tribes for your own.
You're right. Franks were not French....But French are Franks. Do you know what i mean? English, French, Germans, Polish, Italians etc, etc, are not from America...But they are America. Without them there is no USA. Yorktown is an American victory, isn't it? Anglo-saxons vs Anglo-saxons. It's the beginning of something new. So is the Independance War, so is the christianization of the Franks & the crowning of Clovis.
@DanielSahne Yes the glorious Franks, the Gallo-Germanic mixed Franks, are the ones we are talking about. We are not talking about of Franks way before the fall of Roman empire. Gallo-Germanic Franks are the proto-French and hence belongs to the French history.
I love your video and your style, it looks just like a documentary on TV! What program did you use? Windows movie maker? How did you get the "Ease up" and "Ease left/right" shots? My program only does ease in and ease out.
Clovis of' during the rat infestation virus...trying to find out if this is the one talked about in the book of divenchy code that they said he killed relatives ect Anybody know.
You know, cajun, your videos are still missing many other wars that France won, such as Saint-Sardos War, War of the League of Cambrai, War of the Pyrennes, Ifni War, War of Ausberg League.
Ah tiens tu m'as précédé... j'ai écris mon com pour rien... enfin avec ses gens la répéter les choses pour pas qu'ils oublient trop vite est pas plus mal...
Agincourt -> it seems you forgot WHO won the 100 years war at the end lol (Orleans, Patay, Formigny, Castillon, etc...)
Because you won 1 battle at the beginning you think you can swagger? Typically British...
Waterloo -> Yorktown.
Yes I know, the French were not alone at Yorktown, they were 70% of the Franco-American army... while the British were only 20% of the British-Dutch-German-Prussian army. The Prussians saved your asses, you're only good to claim the credit of the others
@thecajuncutthroat I gather a very good list of French(and their ancestors) victories over time. Let's start... 387 BC, 52 BC battles(Gallic Wars) Gauls, Vercingetorix defeat early Roman Empire and Julius Caesar. 461, Gallo-Roman defeats Attila 486, battle of Soissons 491, battle of Frankish-Thuringian 496, battle of Tolbiac 500, battle of Dijon 507, battle of Vouillé 531, The Franks defeat Thuringians June 9, 721 battle of Toulouse October 25, 732 battle of Poitiers
@thecajuncutthroat 737, battles of Narbonne and Nimes 772 to 804 , Saxon Wars 773, battle of Pavia 808, battle of Taillebourg(Saracens or Muslims) 841, battle of Fontenoy(Franks defeat Holy Roman Empire) 885-886, battle for Paris July 20, 911 battle of Chartres(or siege) 1001, battle of Val de Saire 1047, battle of Val-es-Dunes Oct 14, 1066 England conquered by Guillaume of Normandie at the Hasting battle 1095-99, battle of Jerusalem(1st Crusade- French vs Turks)
@thecajuncutthroat July 1, 1097 battle of Dorylaeum Aug 12, 1099 battle of Ascalon 1153, siege of Ascalon 1177, battle of Montgisard 1189 to 1192, Third crusade 1202 to 1204, Fourth crusade Sept 1203 to March 1204, siege of Château-Gaillard Sept 12, 1213 battle of Muret July 27, 1214 battle of Bouvines 1214, battle of Tournai July 21, 1242 battle of Taillebourg July, 1242 battle of Saintonge(the Saintonge war) February 26, 1266 battle of Benevento 1270, battle in North Africa
@thecajuncutthroat Aug 20, 1297 battle of Furnes 1323-1327, Réole & Saint-Sardos(the Saint-Sardos war) August, 1328 battle of Cassel 1337, Bourg and Blaye The hundred years war(1337-1453). Sept 23, 1338 battle of Arnemuiden July 26, 1340 battle of St-Omer, Artois Sept 19, 1342 battle of Morlaix 1349, battle of Lunalonge March 26, 1351 combat of the Thirty 1351, battle of Ardres April 10, 1354 battle of Montmuran Oct 3 1356 to Feb-March 1357, siege of Rennes
@thecajuncutthroat 1364, battle of Cocherel 1369, battle of Montiel 1370, battle of Pontvallain June 22, 1372 Battle of La Rochelle 1373, Battle of Chiset (Chizai) 1382, battle of Roosebeke March 22, 1421 Battle of Bauge Sept 26, 1423 Battle of de la Brossinière(Gravelle) Sept, 1427 battle of Montargis May 8, 1429 Battle of Orléans June 11-12, 1429 Battle of Jargeau June 15, 1429 Battle of Meung-sur-Loire June 16-17, 1429 Battle of Beaugency June 18, 1429 Siege of Compiegne
@thecajuncutthroat July 17, 1429 Battle of Patay 1432, battle of Lagny-sur-Marne May 9, 1435 battle of Gerbevoy Oct, 1435 battle of Dieppe July to August, 1449 siege of Verneuil September to November, 1449 siege of Fougères April 15, 1450 battle of Formigny June, 1451 battle of Bordeaux July 17, 1453 battle of Castillon July 28, 1488 battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier(Mad War) June 28, 1495 battle of Seminara July 6, 1495 battle of Fornovo May 14, 1509 battle of Agnadello
@thecajuncutthroat April 11, 1512 battle of Ravenna Sept 13–14, 1515 battle of Marignano May 20, 1521 siege of Pampelune 1521, siege of Mézières 1543, siege of Nice April 11, 1544 battle of Ceresole Oct 1552 to Jan 1553, siege of Metz Aug 13, 1554 battle of Renty Jan 7, 1558 siege of Calais March 14, 1590 battle of Ivry June 5, 1595, battle of Fontaine-Française Sept 1627 to Oct 1628, siege of La Rochelle Aug 22, 1638 battle of Guetaria May 19, 1643 battle of Rocroi
@thecajuncutthroat Sept 3, 1643 battle of Carthagène Aug 3, August 5 and August 9, 1644 battle of Freiburg Aug 3, 1645 battle of Nördlingen June 14, 1648 combat of Orbitello 1648, battle of Zusmarshausen Aug 20, 1648 battle of Lens Dec 19, 1648 combat of Castellamare June 14, 1658 battle of the Dunes June 13-26, 1673 Siege of Maastricht Aug 11, 1674 battle of Seneffe Oct 4, 1674 battle of Entzheim January 5, 1675 battle at Turkheim Jan 8, 1676 battle of Stromboli
@thecajuncutthroat april 22, 1676 battle of Agosta june 2, 1676 battle of Palerme April 11, 1677 battle of Cassel War of the Augsburg 1688-1697 1689, battle of Bantry Bay June 30, 1690 Battle of Beachy Head July 1, 1690 battle of Fleurus July 10, 1690 battle of Béveziers 1690, battle of Staffarda Oct 16 to 24, 1690 battle of Quebec Sept 19, 1691 battle of Leuze May 29, 1692 battle of Barfleur(At sea while outgunned 3:1) 1692, battle of Namur
@thecajuncutthroat Aug 3, 1692 battle of Steinkeerke June 27, 1693 battle of Lagos(the british has 50 ships destroyed, 40 others are captured) July 29, 1693 battle of Neerwinden Oct 4, 1693 battle of Marsaglia 1693, battle of Cuneo June 29, 1694 battle of Texel 1694, battle of Torroella June 17, 1696 battle of Dogger Bank June 15 to Aug 8, 1697 siege of Barcelona Sept 5, 1697 battle of Hudson's Bay Sept 20, 1703 battle of Hochstadt Aug 24, 1704 battle of Málaga
@thecajuncutthroat April 27, 1707 battle of Almansa Sep 11, 1709 Battle of Malplaquet(loses tactically but strategically wins. Allies have suffered more losses.) July 24, 1712 battle of Denain Feb 22, 1744 battle of Toulon May 1745, battle of Fontenoy Oct 1746, battle of Roucoux Sept 7-9 1746, battle of Madras July 1747, battle of Lauffeldt Nov 1747, battle of Berge-op-Zoom 1748, battle of Maastricht Seven Years' War & American Independance War
@thecajuncutthroat April 1754, English Fort Prince George becomes French Fort Duquesne July 3, 1754 battle of Fort Necessity July 1755, battle of Monongahela River Sept 8, 1755 battle of Lake George March 27, 1756 battle of Fort Bull April 18, 1756 battle of Great Cacapon May 20, 1756 battle at Minorca Aug 1756, battle of Oswego July 1757, battle of Hastenbeck Aug 1757, battle of Fort William Henry Jul 1758, battle of Ticonderoga(Fort Carillon)
@thecajuncutthroat July 26, 1758 battle of Sabbath Day Point Sept 14, 1758 battle of Fort Duquesne April 13, 1759 battle of Brunswick April 1759, battle of Bergen July 31, 1759 battle of Beauport April 28, 1760 battle of Sainte-Foy July 1778, battle of Ouessant Sept 7, 1778 french capture Dominica Jan 31, 1779 french capture Saint-Louis, Senegal June 18, 1779 french capture St. Vincent July 4, 1779 french capture Grenada
@thecajuncutthroat 17-18 Dec, 1780 french repulse British attack on St. Vincent April 16, 1781 battle of Porto Praya June 4, 1781 french capture Tobago Sept 1781, battle of Cheasapeake bay Oct 1781, battle of Yorktown Nov 26, 1781 french capture St. Eustatius Jan 6 to Feb 5 1782, Siege and capture of Fort St. Philip at Mahon, Minorca Jan 30, 1782 french capture Demerara Feb 13, 1782 french capture St. Kitts Feb 17, 1782 battle of Sadras Feb 20, 1782 french capture Nevis
@thecajuncutthroat Feb 22, 1782 french capture Montserrat June 29, 1783 battle of Cuddalore Aug 8, 1782 french raids on the Hudson Bay Aug 25 to Sept 3 1782, battle of Trincomalee French Revolution 1792-1799 & Napoleonic wars Sept 20, 1792 battle of Valmy Oct 19-21, 1792 siege of Mayence Nov 6, 1792 battle of Jemmapes June 9, 1793 battle of Arlon Aug-Dec, 1793 battle of Toulon Sept 6-8, 1793 battle of Hondeschoote Sept 13, 1793 battle of Méribel
@thecajuncutthroat Sept 17, 1793 battle of Peyrestortes Oct 15-16, 1793 battle of Wattignies Oct 18-19, 1793 battle of Gilette Nov 24-25, 1793 battle of Brec d'Utelle Dec 22, 1793 battle of Woerth Dec 26, 1793 battle of Geisberg Dec 29-27, 1793 battle of Wissembourg April 17-18, 1794 battle of Arlon (in 1793 & 1794, two battle with the same name has occured) April 28, 1794 battle of Tech April 29, 1794 battle of Mouscron April 30, 1794 battle of Albères
@thecajuncutthroat May 1, 1794 battle of Boulou May 17-18, 1794 battle of Tourcoing Juin 26, 1794 battle of Fleurus July 13, 1794 battle of Platzberg July 14, 1794 battle of Trippstadt July 24, 1794 Bastan fight Sept 18, 1794 battle of Sprimont Oct 2, 1794 battle of Aldenhoven Nov 20, 1794 battle of St-Laurent-de-la-Muga Nov 22 1794 to June 7 1795, siege of Luxembourg Jan 21, 1795 Netherland fleet at Helder captured by a cavalery charge
@thecajuncutthroat Oct 23-27, 1795 battle of Loano 1796, battle of Modovi April 13-14, 1796 battle of Millesimo May 30 1796 to July 31 1797, Siege of Mantoue July 4, 1796 battle of Rastadt July 9, 1796 battle of Etlingen Aug 4, 1796 Bamberg fight Aug 5, 1796 battle of Castiglione Aug 9, 1796 battle of Altendorf Aug 11, 1796 battle of Nerescheim April 12, 1796 battle of Montenotte May 10, 1796 battle of Lodi Sept 8, 1796 battle of Bassano Nov 15-17, 1796 battle of Arcole
@thecajuncutthroat Jan 14-15, 1797 battle of Rivoli Jan 16, 1797 battle of La Favorite April 18, 1797 battle of Neuwied April 20, 1797 battle of Dierscheim battley March 5, 1798 battle of Grauholz June 10, 1798 battle of La Valetta July 2, 1798 battle and Conquest of Alexandria July 17, 1798 battle of Shubra Khit July 21, 1798 battle of Pyramids (Battle of Embabeh) Aug 22, 1798 battle of Killala Bay Aug 27, 1798 battle of Castlebar Sept 5, 1798 battle of Callooney
@thecajuncutthroat Sept 8, 1798 battle of Ballinamuck Oct 7, 1798 battle of Sediman (Battle of El Lahun) Jan 1, 1799 capitulation of Capua Jan 22, 1799 battle of Samhud Jan 24, 1799 storming of Naples Feb 14-15, 1799 battle near El Arish Feb 14-20, 1799 siege and Capitulation of El Arish Feb 25, 1799 conquest of Gaza March 3-8, 1799 siege of Jaffa (Siege of Haifa) April 5, 1799 battle of Magnano April 16, 1799 battle of Mount Tabor May 1, 1799 battle of Beni Adi
@thecajuncutthroat May 25, 1799 battle of Frauenfeld July 25, 1799 1st battle of Abukir Sept 19, 1799 battle of Bergen Op Zoom Oct 6, 1799 battle of Casstricum Sept 25-26, 1799 second battle of Zurich Sept 25, 1799 battle of Teufelsbrücke March 2, 1800 2nd Battle of Stockach March 20, 1800 battle of Heliopolis May 3, 1800 3rd battle Stockach May 3, 1800 battle of Engen May 5, 1800 battle of Moeskirch
@thecajuncutthroat Oct 15, 1805 2nd combat of Haslach Oct 18, 1805 battle of Wertingen Oct 20, 1805 capitulation of Ulm Oct 29-31, 1805 2nd Battle of Caldiero Nov 5, 1805 battle of Amstetten Nov 8, 1805 battle of Zell(Maria) Nov 10-11, 1805 battle of Dürenstein Nov 15-16, 1805 maneuvres of Oberhollabrünn (Hollabrünn) and battle of Schöngrabern Dec 2, 1805 battle of Austerlitz Feb 26 to July 18, 1806 siege of Gaeta June 27, 1806 1st battle of Buenos Ayres
@thecajuncutthroat Oct 9, 1806 battle of Schleitz Oct 10, 1806 battle of Saalfeld Oct 14, 1806 battle of Elchingen Oct 14, 1806 battle of Iéna Oct 14, 1806 battle of Auerstaedt Oct 17, 1806 battle of Halle Oct 22 to Nov 10, 1806 siege of Magdeburg Oct 26, 1806 battle of Zehdenick Nov 6, 1806 battle of Lübeck Dec 22, 1806 battle of Tscharnovo Dec 26, 1806 battle of Pultusk Dec 26, 1806 battle of Golymin Jan 25, 1807 battle of Möhrungen
@thecajuncutthroat Jan 28-30 to Aug 24 1807, battle of Stralsund Feb 3, 1807 battle of Jonkovo Feb 6, 1807 battle of Hoff Feb 8, 1807 battle of Eylau March 11 to may 27, 1807 1st siege of Danzig March 20 to july 2, 1807 siege of Kolberg May 15, 1807 battle of Danzig June 5-6, 1807 battle of Guttstadt June 10, 1807 battle of Heilsberg June 14, 1807 battle of Friedland July 5, 1807 2nd battle of Buenos Ayres Nov 4, 1807 battle of Pancorbo Feb 16, 1808 fall of Pamplona
@thecajuncutthroat Feb 29, 1808 fall of Barcelona June 3, 1808 action at Loznica (Loznitza) June 7, 1808 battle of the Bridge of Alcolea July 14, 1808 battle of Medina del Rio Seco Oct 29, 1808 battle of Zornoza Oct 31, 1808 battle of Durango Nov 6 to Dec 5, 1808 siege of Rosas Nov 7, 1808 combat of Guenes Nov 7, 1808 battle of Burgos Nov 10, 1808 battle of Gamonal Nov 10-11, 1808 battle of Espinosa Nov 14, 1808 Fall of Reynosa Nov 23, 1808 battle of Tudela
@thecajuncutthroat Nov 30, 1808 battle of Somosierra Dec 4, 1808 fall of Madrid Dec 16, 1808 battle of Cardadeu Dec 20, 1808 1st battle of Saragossa Dec 20 to feb 20, 1808-9 2nd siege of Saragossa Dec 21, 1808 battle of Molins de Rey Jan 16, 1809 battle of Coruna Jan 13, 1809 battle of Uclès Feb 18, 1809 battle of Igualada Feb 19, 1809 battle of Valls Feb 20, 1809 2nd battle of Saragossa March 14, 1809 battle of Chaves March 17, 1809 battle of Meza de Ibor
@thecajuncutthroat March 20, 1809 battle of Braga March 27, 1809 battle of Ciudad-Real March 29, 1809 battle of Medelin March 29, 1809 1st battle of Oporto April 18-19 & 25, 1809 battles of Amarante *2 victories April 18, 1809 combat of Hausen April 19, 1809 battle of Teugen April 19-20, 1809 battle of Abensberg April 20-22, 1809 battle of Eckmühl April 21, 1809 battle of Landshut April 23, 1809 battle of Regensberg (Ratisbon) May 3, 1809 battle of Ebersberg
@thecajuncutthroat May 8, 1809 battle of Piave May 24 to dec 11, 1809 3rd Siege of Gerona June 14, 1809 Battle at the Raab June 15, 1809 battle of Maria June 18, 1809 battle of Belchite June 25, 1809 battle of Graz June 27, 1809 battle of Casa de Salinas July 5-6, 1809 battle of Wagram July 10, 1809 battle of Znaim July-Dec, 1809 battle of Walcheren Aug 8, 1809 battle of Arzobispo Aug 11, 1809 battle of Almonacid Aug 16-23, 1809 action of Sainte-Rose
@thecajuncutthroat Nov 19, 1809 battle of Ocana Nov 29, 1809 battle of Alba de Tormes Feb 20, 1810 battle of Vich March 21 to april 21, 1810 siege of Astorga March 25, 1810 battle of El Ronquillo April 13 to may 13, 1810 siege of Lerida April 15, 1810 battle of Zalamena April 20, 1810 combat of Margalef May 16-24, 1810 siege of Mequinenza May 26, 1810 battle of Aracena May 30 to july 10, 1810 siege of Ciudad Rodrigo July 10, 1810 battle of Barquilla
@thecajuncutthroat July 24, 1810 battle of Coa River Aug 11, 1810 battle of Villagarcia Aug 15-27, 1810 siege of Almeida Aug 23-27, 1810 naval battle of Grand-Port Sept 27, 1810 battle of Bussaco Oct 13, 1810 battle of Fuengirola Nov 13, 1810 battle of Baza Dec 16 to jan 2, 1810-11 siege of Tortosa Jan 11-23, 1811 1st siege of Olivenza Jan 24, 1811 battle of Villanueva de los Castillejos Jan 26 to march 10, 1811 1st siege of Badajoz Feb 19, 1811 battle of Gebora
@thecajuncutthroat March 5, 1811 battle of Chiclana March 14-21, 1811 siege of Campo Mayor March 15-16, 1811 "siege" of Albuquerque March 19, 1811 battle of Monjuch April 10 to aug 19, 1811 siege of Figueras April 22 to may 12, 1811 2nd Siege of Badajoz May 3, 1811 battle of Figueras May 3 to july 28, 1811 siege of Tarragona May 5, 1811 battle of Fuentes de Onoro *Somes call it french others brits May 16, 1811 battle of Albuera May 19 to june 10, 1811 3rd Siege of Badajoz
@thecajuncutthroat June, 1811 operations around Almeida June 22, 1811 battle of Elvas July 18, 1811 3rd Siege of Badajoz July 25, 1811 battle of Monserrat Sept 15 to oct 25, 1811 siege of Saguntum Sept 25, 1811 battle of El Bodon Oct 25, 1811 battle of Saguntum Dec 24, 1811 battle of Murviedro Dec 25 to jan 8, 1811-12 Siege of Valencia Dec 29, 1811 battle of Membrillo Jan 9, 1812 battle of Valencia Jan 20 to feb 2, 1812 siege of Peniscola Jan 24, 1812 Combat of Altafulla
@thecajuncutthroat Feb 2, 1812 action of Los Poblaciones April 11, 1812 battle of Villagarcia April 14, 1812 battle of Rout of Guarda June 1, 1812 2nd Combat of Bornos June 11, 1812 battle of Maguilla July 5, 1812 battle of Dziana July 18, 1812 battle of Castrejon July 19, 1812 battle of Eckau July 21, 1812 battle of Castalla July 23, 1812 battle of Saltanovka (Battle of Mogilev) July 25-27, 1812 battle of Ostrovno July 28, 1812 battle of Jakubovo
@thecajuncutthroat Aug 11, 1812 battle of Malajahonda Aug 12, 1812 battle of Prujani(Battle of Gorodetchna, Battle of Podobna) Aug 14, 1812 capture of Valladolid Aug 14, 1812 1st battle of Krasnoi (controversy) Aug 16-18, 1812 1st battle of Polotzk Aug 17-18, 1812 battle of Smolensk Aug 19, 1812 battle of Valoutina-Gora(Battle of Loubino) Aug 27-29, 1812 capture of Bilbao Sept 5, 1812 battle of Shevardino (Battle of Kolaga) Sept 7, 1812 battle of Borodino (Battle at the Moskova)
@thecajuncutthroat Sept-Oct, 1812 Siege of Burgos *Some sources claim this siege lasted till 1812/10/30 The French are the besieged, Wellington abandons this siege. Oct 23, 1812 battle of Venta del Pozo Oct 24, 1812 battle of Malojaroslawez Oct 25, 1812 battle of Villa Muriel Oct 28, 1812 battle of Tordesillas Nov 3, 1812 action of Fiodoroivskoi Nov 17, 1812 battle of San Munoz Nov 23, 1812 battle of Loshnitsa Nov 26-28, 1812 Battle at and Crossing of the Berezina(controversy)
@thecajuncutthroat April 11, 1813 combat of Yecla April 11-12, 1813 siege of Villena April 29 to may 12, 1813 siege of Castro-Urdiales May 1, 1813 battle of Poserna May 2, 1813 battle of Lützen May 20-21, 1813 battle of Bautzen and battle of Wurschen May 28, 1813 battle of Hoyerswerda June 3-15, 1813 Siege of Tarragona June 13, 1813 combat of Carcagente June 24, 1813 battle of Villafranca July 25, 1813 battle of Roncesvalles July 25, 1813 battle of Maya
@thecajuncutthroat July-Aug, 1813 siege of San Sebastian July 26-28, 1813 battle of Sorauren July-Aug, 1813 blockade of Tarragona Aug 2, 1813 battle of Lizaso Aug 19, 1813 combat of Amposta Aug 22, 1813 1st battle of the Katzbach Aug 26-27, 1813 battle of Dresden Sept 13-14, 1813 battles of Ordal and Villafranca Oct 5, 1813 combat of Colditz Oct 7, 1813 battle of Vera Oct 16, 1813 battle of Möckern * Somes call it french others allied Oct 16, 1813 battle of Lindenau
@thecajuncutthroat Oct 30-31, 1813 battle of Hanau Jan 16, 1814 battle of Molins of Rey Jan 26, 1814 battle of St-Dizier * 2 victories Jan 29, 1814 battle of Brienne Feb-April, 1814 Siege of Bayonne Feb 10, 1814 battle of Champaubert Feb 11, 1814 battle of Montmirail Feb 12, 1814 battle of Château-Thierry Feb 14, 1814 battle of Vauchamps Feb 17, 1814 battle of Mormant Feb 18, 1814 battle of Montereau March 1st, 1814 capture of Fort l'Écluse March 7, 1814 battle of Craonne
@thecajuncutthroat March 8, 1814 action at Etouvelles March 8, 1814 battle of Bergen op Zoom March 13, 1814 battle of Reims March 17, 1814 battle of Daunia's Raid March 19, 1814 battle of Vic-Bigorre March 19-24, 1814 battle of Maubeuge April 10, 1814 battle of Toulouse April 14, 1814 battle of Bayonne June 15, 1815 combat of Frasnes June 15, 1815 combat of Fleurus June 16, 1815 battle of Ligny
@thecajuncutthroat June 16, 1815 battle of Quatre Bras (Ney stayed on the battlefield and lost 3400 men while Wellington retreated and lost 9000 men.) -french source June 17, 1815 battle of Genappe June 18, 1815 battle of Wavre June 19, 1815 combat of Namur June 26, 1815 combat of Le Souffel July 1, 1815 battle of Rocquencourt *end of Napoleon Wars Oct 20, 1827 battle of Navarino June, 1830 conquest of Algeria Nov 15 to Dec 23 1832, siege of Antwerp
@thecajuncutthroat Crimea Wars Sept 20, 1854 battle of the Alma River Oct 17 1854 to Sept 9 1855, Siege of Sevastopol Oct 25, 1854 battle of Balaclava (Balaklava) Nov 5, 1854 battle of Inkerman 1855, battle of Green Mamelon Aug 16, 1855 battle of Tchernaïa Sept 7, 1855 battle of Malakoff Oct 17, 1855 battle of Kinburn Second Italian War of Independence May 20, 1859 battle of Montebello May 30, 1859 battle of Palestro June 4, 1859 battle of Magenta
@thecajuncutthroat July 24, 1859 battle of Solferino Franco-Prussian War Aug 14, 1870 battle of Borny-Colombey Aug 16, 1870 battle of Mars-La-Tour Aug 18, 1870 battle of Gravelotte Nov 9, 1870 battle of Coulmiers Dec 1, 1870 battle of Villepion Jan 9, 1871 battle of Villersexel Franco-Chinese War 1884-1885 August, 1884 battle of Foochow Oct 8, 1884 Kep Campaign Nov 19, 1884 battle of Yu Oc Nov 24 1884 to March 3 1885, siege of Tuyen Quang
@thecajuncutthroat Jan 3-4, 1885 battle of Nui Bop Feb 3 to 13, 1885 Lang Son Campaign Feb 14, 1885 battle of Shipu March 2, 1885 battle of Hoa Moc March 29, 1885 Pescadores Campaign First Franco-Dahomean War March 4, 1890 battle of Cotonou 1890, battle of Atchoupa Second Franco-Dahomean War Sep 14, 1892 battle of Dogba Oct 4, 1892 battle of Poguessa Oct 6, 1892 battle of Adégon Oct 15 to 26, 1892 Siege at Akpa Noc 2 to 4, 1892 battle of Cana
@thecajuncutthroat Franco-Siamese War(1893) Wadai War(1909-1911) WW1 1914, battle of Guise 1914, battle of Marne 1914, battle of Flanders 1915, battle of Champagne 1916-1917, battle of Verdun 1918, battle of France 1918, battle of Drobopolje against Bulgaria *Austria Surrender French mandate of Syria July 23, 1920 battle of Maysalun against Syria Franco-Thai War Jan 16-17, 1941 battle of Koh Chang
Many combats in North Africa from 1941 to 1943. Leclerc's column (ancestor of the 2e DB) took the Koufra oasis in Lybia to the Italians in 1941 and all the Fezzan area (SW Lybia) between March 1942 and January 1943.Leclerc’s force quickly crushed the Italian defense in southern Libya and marched 1500 miles north reaching Tripoli on January 23, 1943 just as the British arrived from Egypt.
Leclerc placed himself under the command of Field Marshal Montgomery and his corps played a major role in the advance of the 8th Army on Tunisia. He was promoted to General de Division on May 5, 1943 and ordered to Morocco to form the 2e DB (2nd Armored Division). Free French soldiers participated in allied campaigns in Egypt, Lybia and Tunisia. General Koenig and its 1st DFL did particularly well against Afrika Korps in Bir Hakeim in June 1942.
Free French forces also fought Italian troops in Eritrea and Ethiopia and faced French troops loyal to Vichy France in Syria and Lebanon.About 120000 French soldiers fought in Italy in 1943/1944 in the French CEFI (Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Italie) under the command of general Juin. The CEFI allowed to take Monte Cassino by piercing more south in the Monte Majo.
They also opened the doors of Rome to the allied forces on 4th June 1944 after a series of battles : Garigliano, Pico ... In Italy they lost 7000 KIA, 30000 WIA and 42000 MIA.
In mid 1944, the Free French forces numbered about 500000 men. The French CEFI is used as basis to build the French 1st army under the command of general De Lattre De Tassigny. The French 1st Army liberated both of the large French Mediterranean harbors Toulon and Marseille.
The French 1st Army participated in pushing the Germans out of France (liberation of Toulon, Marseille, Lyon, Villefranche and Autun etc.) and back to the Rhine and the Danube.This operation is generally not well known, probably because only 3 US divisions were involved in comparison to the 7-8 French divisions. The cities of Toulon and Marseille as it is the case for the Elba and Corsica islands were liberated by only French troops.
Well, you forgot the battle of Bir Hakeim where 3500 french held 45000 german troops of the Afrika Korps for 14 days to cover british retreat and reformation at El Alamein.
June 1944, Saint-Marcel Maquis battles with three thousand men in total( special french force troops) hold 85 000 germans troops in britain(Bretagne) which can not reach Normandy, and operates its junction with George Patton in July.
15 August 1944, Operation "Dragoon": Allied forces, the 7th American Army (3 American and 7 French divisions) invade southern France, east of Toulon.
25 August 1944, Liberation of Paris by Free French, US, and British forces.
All nation have reason to be proud of some part of his history and be aware of other parts.
In France we're just aware that we are bad pussy people, the reason is too much talk about slavery, colonial period, collaboration ... I don't say we don't have to remember we MUST remember our felony it but give us some national pride !
How do you wanna make everybody work for the good of nation, europe and world if your not award of your whole history. Thanks thecajuncutthroat !
retyan02 1 week ago
France, during the last 800 years, has participated to about 185 battles and has won 143 of them. It is a world record and the best ratio "defeats/victories".
(Source : History Channel, UK)
activa7000 2 weeks ago
Great music, reminds me of the music from original Conan the Barbarian movie.
Intranetusa 2 weeks ago
30.October 1270 - 8th - Last Crusade was launched and siege of Tunis end by an agreement between Charles of Sicily (King's Louis IX of France who died months earlier) - and the Sultan of Tunis. At this excellent educative, informative and as very impressive pictures from history show, so is mild music adjusted well.
arenadri7 3 months ago
Most Americans had the balls to call us cowards when France refused to go to Iraq, it was a well done fox news conservative chicken hawk hit job.
But look at the reality of the French war history and look at the reality of the American war history, America never won a war, not one single war did they win accept for the war against the British for witch America can thank France for LFayette and his troups, next time an American calls the French cowards, let the history do the talking.
alexandreleverrier 5 months ago 22
@alexandreleverrier I think a lot of it was a feeling of betrayal we felt about the French at that time. I think all that talk died down after it was found that France was right about Iraq. However, I never felt that way about France. I know of France's great legacy. As a matter of fact I'm a descendant of the Norman mercenaries in Southern Italy that rid Sicily, Southern Italy, and Malta of Islam. Then went on to victory in the First Crusade. Quite a proud legacy to have!
ilovethe80snole 1 week ago
VIVE LA FRANCE VIVE LA FRANCE!!
My blood, my story, my life!!!
FrenchFrag 6 months ago 8
I just realized that one about the battle of Paris(889). 200 French Knights versus 30,000 Vikings?! Mon Dieu! It can't be true!
That's just too amazing to happen!
MontChevalier 7 months ago 6
@MontChevalier and hollywood made "300" ^^
NScott45 5 months ago
@MontChevalier better than Leonidas? lol
GhibliOriginals 5 months ago
in truth, german and french people are all brothers, but the most of them dont know it.
Florehh 7 months ago 14
Unbelievable....even back then the name Louis was still being used. Did anyone even know that the word "Clovis" also means Louis, which also means "War & Glory"? And that the word Frank, Francois and French, means "Freedom"?
I just recently bought the book written by Gregory of Tours, "The History of the Franks" and I am quite astonished by how interesting a people they are. Viva la France!
Je suis trop à apprendre le français!!!
MontChevalier 7 months ago 8
@MontChevalier Frank means Free-Bernard means heart of a bear, Friederich/ Frederic means rich in peace( Friede-Reich), Eric means rich in honour( Ehr-Reich) this kind of names are all germanic and have been francisized.
hyurgy123 4 months ago
- "Their business is war, and they do their business".
R. Kipling
JScivlancer 7 months ago
J'en ai eu des frissons sur tout le corps tellement la musique est magnifique, ajoutez à cela des images et des textes de qualités super bien narré et qui nous plonge dans le passé, dans notre Histoire. Magnifique
NounoursDestroy 8 months ago
Comme le disait si bien Vitcor Hugo: "Qui regarde l'histoire de France a le vertige"... Tout est dit.
La France est sans doute simplement le pays ayant la plus grande histoire (je n'ai pas dit la plus longue) que cette planète ait connu.
nfreoz 8 months ago 2
Where are all the dumbass freedom fries Americans now?
SuperRegisteredUser 9 months ago 3
for Those who say the Franks aren't France, They Are. We are tought about them in History class in the French system
JScivlancer 9 months ago 5
1:52 THIS... IS... FRANCE!
Miklu93 10 months ago 7
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fransjeclevers 10 months ago
@fransjeclevers it's of the Conan the Barbarian Soundtrack made by Basil Poledouris.
Aelkamal 10 months ago
Saint Joan Of Arc The Greatest Christian Saint Ever And A Great Freedom Fighter Her Sacrifice For Jesus And France Is Beyond Comparison.Saint Joan Bravely Fought evil english army
saccyind 10 months ago
England and Germany are our Brothers!!! With England we have celtic, norman and angevine blood in common and with german have celtic, frankish, allammanic,burgundian blood in common. All are indoeuropeans, All have influence of Latin in different proportion.Long Live Occidental Europe !!!!Vive la France, the oldest countries in Western Europe!!!Long live the eternal France!!!
LaSombraFantasma 11 months ago 4
On cite souvent la 2nde guerre mondiale comme une lourde défaite française... mais mes amis, je vous rappelle que hitler avait signer un PNA avait l'URSS et il a rompu ce pacte en attaquant directement, loyal? Hitler a également attaqué des pays neutres, pays bas et belgique, on ne pouvait pas prévoir une telle lacheté.... les troupes francaises étaient en Alsace, il faut du temps pour remonter.... Bref la défaite française est faite sur la lacheté des commandants allemand.
bipbip28 1 year ago
Marre de ce stéréotype disant que les français sont toujours les premiers à hisser le drapeau blanc, et qu'ils n'ont connus que des défaites militaires !
hugodudes 1 year ago 8
@hugodudes c'est ce qu'il a aimé être dit par les ignorants qui étaient déçus après que la france soit envahie par les allemands. ces gens là en général n'ont aucune connaissance de la stratégie nécessaire qu'avait mis en place churchill, des soldats qui ont retenus les allemands à dunkerque pour permettre la retraite, puis ils ne savent pas non plus que les combats ont continué en afrique et parmi les résistants qui ont fait un sacré boulot. il suffit qu'ils lisent les mémoires de ch et eisnh.
tounecaneton 1 year ago
@hugodudes eh!! à ce propos, un petit mythe qu'hollywood a créé: les voitures en feu n'explosent pas. c'est une création au profit de "l'explosivité" des films d'actions ^^. ça a commencé dans "la mort aux trousses" et ça a toujours été repris ^^. pour que ça explose il faut soit que ça soit au gpl (extrêmement rare) soit que le réservoir soit complètement plein (ce qui est quasi impossible en pleine circulation)
sinon, pour en revenir au fait, les gens cultivés ne crachent pas sur l'armée fr.
tounecaneton 1 year ago
@hugodudes oui aujourd'hui c'est jouissif pour les anglophones de chier sur la réputation de l'armée française, on leur en a tellement fait baver que c'est pour eux une immense consolation... faut juste rappeler aux rosbifs qu'ils ont été les premiers à rembarquer à dunkerque pendant que des français couvraient leur retraite...
Rostokouban 1 year ago 6
hmm this is what hitler said:
You have heard gentlemen, what Koch recounts. It is a new proof of the thesis I've always supported; namely, that French are still, after us, the best soldiers in Europe. France will always have the possibility, even with its current birthrate, to raise a hundred divisions. We will definitely, after this war, have to set up a coalition able to militarily control a country capable of such impressive military feats.
This thing about french being pussies is just wrong
FcK2420 1 year ago 3
Why do americans constantly take the piss out of french people although France played a massive part in getting Americas independence
That is something I have never understood
I mean Scottish people never take the piss out of France because Scotland and France have such a strong military history along side each other against the English
E.g Battle of Bauge
SCOTTISHB0Y 1 year ago 8
@SCOTTISHB0Y
Politics. If you don't agree with them, the Anglo-saxons have the media power to destruct you. They did it in 2003 when french republic refused to participate to the 2nd war of Iraq (they largely participated to the first). So the dramatic failure of 1940 (while 100 000 french soldiers died during 6 weeks!) became the ultimate proof of the "french cowardice"...Nothing more.
indexelbow 1 year ago
@SCOTTISHB0Y
Not exactly all americans, many americans love France it's just the stupid anglo american white trash. because we conquered their island for over 5 centuries, and deep down they know the French are better, they just won't admit it because theyre in the closet like the gay race they are.
Vive Auld Alliance!!!
LeConqueranGuillaume 1 year ago 3
@SCOTTISHB0Y Auld alliance forever mate!
hommechauvesouris 8 months ago 2
What a great video! Proud to be French!
blinx91 1 year ago 3
I hope Bill O'Reilly and all the FoxNews jerks looked at it. lol
charliboy75 1 year ago
I see why the French claim the Breton War of succession, despite the fact that the English won the majority of the battles in that conflict, and Charles V recognized John as the ruler of Brittany, but John swore allegiance to the French king, and all the English progress in that war was all for nothing, and the French gained the upper hand.
expertstrategy 1 year ago
@expertstrategy It was mostly a dynastic war, mostly French vs French of England. Anyway John V was not stupid; he knew in a very long the French king would utterly destroy him and hence declared himself a vassal of the French king. The French usually nearly always win in a very long run in any continental conflict. Same thing with the Hundred Year war.
TemplarX2 1 year ago
-"There have been 53 major wars in Europe
France had been a belligerent in 49 of them; UK 43.
In 185 battles that France had fought over the past 800 years, their armies had won 132 times, lost 43 times and drawn only 10.
Giving the French military the best record of any country in Europe".
BBC History
gogole888 1 year ago 4
Vu parties 1 et 2. Superbe boulot, mais... avoir fait figurer Gilles de Rais et avoir oublié le magnifique et honnête Du Guesclin ! Grâce au tandem Charles V-Du Guesclin , la France a récupéré toutes les possessions anglaises en France. Puis Charles VI le Fou a succédé à Charles V le Sage...et tout fut à recommencer.
Amicalement.
1piazzola 1 year ago 2
You French are very lucky. Spare a thought for countries like mine, New Zealand which has never had a victory. We have been defeated many times - at Monte Cassino, Gallipoli and in Greece, for example. To know war, you have to know defeat. The Germans, Australians and Japanese also know what I mean. To be defeated doesn't mean that you are bad people. As a big victorious nation like US, China, England and Russia, you celebrate victory. I hope you never suffer defeat.
MarschNZ 1 year ago 5
@MarschNZ
I'm interested in NZ history. Can you tell me more about it ?
Your country is quite isolated, isn't it? And sort of 'new', by european standards anyway. Of course the history would be different.
I hope you never suffer a war on your land. It's the most horrible thing.
HarmAllShip 1 year ago
I'm thinking of joining the French Foreign Legion, an amazing unit within the French Army, that has done incredible things. I respect our French allies, and always will. From America.
xxwaterboyxx15 1 year ago 91
@xxwaterboyxx15
The most respecteds guys in the French Army, always the most applauded guys during the parade of the 14 july :)
bendu49100 1 year ago
@xxwaterboyxx15 glad you do,but most your fellas are too ignorant to realise that
f4llenSk4ter 5 months ago
Here's one for American: the French victory over the English in the *American* War of Independence. Chew on that.
R0undAboutMidnight 1 year ago
Cajun il manque la victorei Française dans la guerre de la Ligue de Cambrai 1508-1516 .
jeffkodiac 1 year ago
franks=>french in english
franc=>francais in french
frenchrepresnt 1 year ago
@NumberDne, I guess I can add the British empire as one of the empires I have respect for, now that you have enlightened me with new information. Forgive me if I sounded a little ignorant.
expertstrategy 1 year ago
@NumberDne
"Creation of America and Canada" , i think you forget the French which also create America and Canada and when you say that the English had to protect Canada , i think it's very ironic . I think what has saved England is especially to be an island and have a very good navy
jeffkodiac 1 year ago
@NumberDne, I see, thanks for the info.
expertstrategy 1 year ago
the only time I respect an empire is when it is built upon nations that are equally just as strong and technologically advanced as the aggressor. For example, the First French Empire was created out of countries and other kingdoms that were equally as strong as France. The Roman and British empires are created from underdeveloped civilizations and weak countries, This is not mean't as an insult.
expertstrategy 1 year ago
@expertstrategy When you say weak do you mean millitary or weak in technology. I sorry if i misunderstood you but are you comparing french empire to the Roman empire. It is two diffrent times. The Roman empire was strong at its time of course they are weak compared to empires from the 17 and 18th century.
thesoldierofislam1 1 year ago
@thesoldierofislam1, by weak, I mean't both militarily and technologically. I am aware that the French empire and the Roman empire were from different time periods. I am saying that the Roman empire lasted for so long was because they were fighting against Barbarians who are technologically inferior, it is the same with their armies, despite numerical superiority. The First French empire lasted for about a decade because France's enemies are just as strong and advanced.
expertstrategy 1 year ago
@expertstrategy
I can't disagree with. That's true. many anicent empires like the persian empire, greek empire, and roman empire lasted long only because they were mainly fighting barbarians and tribes.
thesoldierofislam1 1 year ago
but it depends vienna might not be far enough he. but they failed however to take vienna. I think the english and french conquered much more in asia than any other european country except for the greeks they came as far as hindu kush.
thesoldierofislam1 1 year ago
@thesoldierofislam1
I am surprised because you have an open mind , i know that the Ottoman have a great empire but what the European conquest of the Ottomans compared to the English or French conquest in the muslim world . For the greeks i think you talk about Alexandre ?
jeffkodiac 1 year ago
@jeffkodiac
Well yes it can't be compared to english and french conquest around the world or just in asia but if we just talk about a muslim empire that have conquered more of europa it is the ottoman turks. But i still think the greeks like alexander conquered much more in asia than any other europeans. I don't know im so bad in 17 and 18th century history. I just feel it was right for islam to take power in asia or else europe had to stand against sun and moon worshipers.
thesoldierofislam1 1 year ago
@thesoldierofislam1
You make a mistake the British had a greater empire in Asia than Alexander . Don't forget that the French had also 2 empires in Europe , you can imagine the difficulty of havin a empire un Europe when you know the power of Eruopen countries
jeffkodiac 1 year ago
@jeffkodiac
True but that's the sime for all. If england would have an empire in asia around in medival time it wouldn't last long cause they would be surronded by powerful countries in asia like persia, india, china, mongolia and arabs. In modern time it would be possible for them cause today european countries are leading in millitary strenght.
thesoldierofislam1 1 year ago
@thesoldierofislam1
" true but that's the same for all " sorry but i'm not agree with , for the French first empire the French fought pratically alone agaisnt the powerfull nations like Austrain empire , England , Prussia ,kingdom of Spain , Russian empire , Italian States , Holy German empire , Portuguese kingdom , Ottomans empire , kingdom of Sweden , kingdom of Saxony . I do not beliveve in mankind's histroy , one country is facing so many powerful adversary
jeffkodiac 1 year ago
@jeffkodiac I do know the french were strong and still strong today compared to many other countries. i have one question. im very curious. who was stronger in the hundred's years war. French or England both millitary and technology?
thesoldierofislam1 1 year ago
@thesoldierofislam1, I would say that France was stronger than the English in numbers since they have a much larger population, and they had far more cavalrymen. But I would say that the English were technologically superior due to the longbow, and they usually had far better leadership than the French did. Such as Edward III, the Black Prince of Wales, and Henry V. the French had some good commanders like Du Guesclin, Joan of arc and her subordinate commanders.
expertstrategy 1 year ago
@thesoldierofislam1
At first it was the English who used new fighting technique , the archers began to hurt the French cavalry as at the battle of Crecy or Agincourt . Besides , they say that the English have killed chivalry . But the French have the upper hand adapting as the battle of Patay where the French army attacked the Englsh in flank and crushed the English or the battle of Castillon where the French used the artillery
jeffkodiac 1 year ago
@jeffkodiac the seven years resistance of Prussia (albeit aided by England) to France-Russia-Austria was admirable (1756-1763 I think), but France resisted five european coalitions of british, germans, russians and others, 20 years (1794-1814), with no significative ally. Equally admirable... at least.
KellyPedro 1 year ago 3
@KellyPedro
Your analysis is right , there's just a mistake France resisted for 23 years ( 1792 - 1815 ) and not 20 years .
jeffkodiac 1 year ago
For example in i islam it is forbidden to turn your back in battle unless it be for a counter attack but i can give you numerous example where arab armies have ran away like cowards. poiters is one example they left everything for booty.
thesoldierofislam1 1 year ago
Wow this video inspires me to make a video about islamic victories. But then why waste my time. You lost jerusalem, syria, iraq tunisia, algeria and we lost spain.
thesoldierofislam1 1 year ago
@thesoldierofislam1
You are so funny , you lost Spain lol it's normal this is pratically the only territories that you have , and please learn to read the name of this video is not Christian victories but French victories
jeffkodiac 1 year ago
@jeffkodiac
What do you mean it's normal. may i ask. Secondly i did say islamic victories simply because i belive all muslims countries are one. But it seems not to be the case today in many muslim countries. Turkish troops in afghanistan. kurdish troops in iraq etc etc.
thesoldierofislam1 1 year ago
@thesoldierofislam1
What I mean is that your answer makes no sense . You mix religion with wars . Plus majority of territories that you mention were not earned by Arabs during battles . I think in history , the arabs countries are more often lost battles against European that the reverse
jeffkodiac 1 year ago
@jeffkodiac
Im not even an arab so i don't care if they were not earned by arabs. You talk about europeans as whole so im saying all muslim conquest. I know that europeans won the majority of battles against arabs but hey that what happens when arabs loose islam they turn to a bunch of raiders and loosers and that is why i just compare muslim victories to french victories.
thesoldierofislam1 1 year ago
@thesoldierofislam1
I understand what you say ,but you talk about muslim conquest in Europe , i think they were made by the arabs
jeffkodiac 1 year ago
@jeffkodiac
Yes conquest in europe was made by arabs but they didn't go very far. spain and sicily was all that they conquered from europe. If you want a muslim empire conquering europe you should look for ottoman empire. They came as far as vienna and they also conquered a large part of hungary.
thesoldierofislam1 1 year ago
@thesoldierofislam1
There are western armies deployed in many muslim countries today, including French troops.
I can't see any muslim army deployed in a western country today.
061369317 1 year ago
Of course there are western armies deployed in in muslim countries TODAY if we go hundreds of years back we see muslim armies conquering spain and invading france and italy. we see muslim armies in balkan in hungary and in austria. we see muslim armies in portugal. wee see muslim armies in russia.
thesoldierofislam1 1 year ago
Great history, and yeah the Franks were Germanics essentially.
jannemantje 1 year ago
@indexelbow excuse moi je n'avais pas entendu ca comme ca, je parlais d'un sens purement strategique. Je suis d'accord avec toi.
Moderator35 1 year ago
In total naval and military participants the French outnumbered the Americans between 3 or 4 to 1" George Woodbridge, American historian
Moderator35 1 year ago
"the strategy of the campain was Rochambeaus,the french fleet was there as a result of his arrangement. The tactics were his. The américan army was there because he had lent money to Washington"
Moderator35 1 year ago
@ indexelbow , beg your pardon sir but Yorktown is Rochambeau's victory.
Moderator35 1 year ago
@Moderator35
Oui, je sais ça, mais les Américians y ont joué un rôle important quand même et surtout c'est une victoire POUR EUX. On peut donc appeler ça une victoire Américaine.
indexelbow 1 year ago
How did France win any of these Italian wars, I searched up the results on the internet and the ones you included in your video either resulted inconclusive or lost. I do not think France won any of these wars.
expertstrategy 1 year ago
Oh god, you actually claim that the Franks should be considered French? The Franks inhabited the regions around the Netherlands/Belgium/Northwest Germany. The Frankish Empire incluided all these countries and France. Charlemagnes main residence was actually in Aachen, Germany. If anything the Franks are the ancestors of all these countries.
Applying the modern concept of a Nation to tribes that existed 1500 years ago is pathetic.
DanielSahne 1 year ago
poor imbecile
The Franks of Clovis are our direct ancestries, they already conquered the actual territory of France and mixed with the local gallo-roman.. Clovis started the history of france with his baptem in REIMS, like all the FRENCH KINGS DURING 1500 years.
They give their name to FRANCE (land of the Franks or Frankreich in German) and political rules and traditions we still use today.
Charlemagne, grand son of Charles Martel settle in the center of his empire... conquered from FRANCE !!!
lahire081 1 year ago
@DanielSahne
Are you trisomic or something like that ?
Have you ever heard of the great invasions after the fall of Roman Empire ?
Do you know the Wisigoths settled in Spain, Lombards in Italy, Angles in Britain, etc...??
The Franks settled and developped on actual French soil. They are unquestionably at the origin of French History adopting first christianity in Western Europe.
300 years after Clovis, they expended with Charlemagne toward East beating the Frisians, Saxons, Bavarians etc...
lahire081 1 year ago
@DanielSahne Who talks about Nation ? who's pathetical ? Dude, Clovis is clearly at the origin of France: He's rememberd for :
-his unification of the Franks -his conquest of Gaul(roughly today's France) -his conversion to christianity. By the 1st act he assured the influence of his people beyond the borders of Gaul. By the 2nd, he laid the foundation a future nation-state (France). By the 3rd, he made France "the eldest daughter of Church".
RobertSurcouf01 1 year ago
@RobertSurcouf01
The video clearly talks about "FRENCH military victories", thus mentioning Clovis and the Franks means that the author considers them french. However, The Netherlands, Belgium and large parts of Germany were also inhabited by Franks and were part of the Frankish Empire. The Franks may be the origin of France, but the same goes for the Benelux lands and Germany. After Charlemagnes death the East Francia became Germany/Holy Roman Empire.
DanielSahne 1 year ago
@DanielSahne
The cradle of the "SALIAN" Frankish civilisation is clearly France (meaning the "Land of the Franks"). There, they developped during centuries the embryo of a culture and a state that still exist today with France.
In 8th century, they conquered and christianized basically all Western-Europe from FRANCE. Clovis, Charles Martel, Roland, Charlemagne... they all come from France. They created our state so they belong to our long History.
RobertSurcouf01 1 year ago
@RobertSurcouf01
Lets stop the discussion, if you truely need to claim the Franks to bolster your national pride, so be it. I couldnt care less.
DanielSahne 1 year ago
@DanielSahne
I need nothing, thx
RobertSurcouf01 1 year ago
@DanielSahne
So why do you talk about Netherlands/Belgium/Northwest Germany??? Any of these nations didn't existed at these times LOL Franks was unified on the land of France, christianised here and built an empire from here. What's wrong with you? They were nothing but tribes before that. Are you American? really? So you are not. Because Americans and their culture come from everywhere excepted from America!!! Nothing is more funny than an american who trying to "racialized" history.
indexelbow 1 year ago
@indexelbow
you didnt get my point at all.. Franks are neither french, nor german, nor dutch. It doesnt make sense to label them as either one. And Im not "racializing" history... its the complete opposite, Im trying to say that "races"/tribes/cultures went beyond present days borders and thus pretty much all of Europe is a mix of these. You are racializing history if you claim tribes for your own.
DanielSahne 1 year ago
@DanielSahne
You're right. Franks were not French....But French are Franks. Do you know what i mean? English, French, Germans, Polish, Italians etc, etc, are not from America...But they are America. Without them there is no USA. Yorktown is an American victory, isn't it? Anglo-saxons vs Anglo-saxons. It's the beginning of something new. So is the Independance War, so is the christianization of the Franks & the crowning of Clovis.
indexelbow 1 year ago 2
@indexelbow He is not right at all. he is confused about the meaning of the word "FRanks" which could mean various thing depending of the era.
TemplarX2 10 months ago
@DanielSahne Yes the glorious Franks, the Gallo-Germanic mixed Franks, are the ones we are talking about. We are not talking about of Franks way before the fall of Roman empire. Gallo-Germanic Franks are the proto-French and hence belongs to the French history.
TemplarX2 10 months ago
I love your video and your style, it looks just like a documentary on TV! What program did you use? Windows movie maker? How did you get the "Ease up" and "Ease left/right" shots? My program only does ease in and ease out.
FA45ACP 1 year ago
Clovis of' during the rat infestation virus...trying to find out if this is the one talked about in the book of divenchy code that they said he killed relatives ect Anybody know.
dacritterlover 1 year ago
bine mai frantujilor,aveti si voi meritele voastre,dar de ce va luati de romani ?
Dar aveti si defecte,nu a puneti sa le enumar ca avem razboi franco-roman.
mateescu1000 1 year ago
You know, cajun, your videos are still missing many other wars that France won, such as Saint-Sardos War, War of the League of Cambrai, War of the Pyrennes, Ifni War, War of Ausberg League.
expertstrategy 1 year ago
I have a relative (a Luttrell) who fought in the battle of Hastings, and was recognized for his bravery by King William himself.
n1b3luNg 1 year ago
is 1:54 true!!!????
cris555000 1 year ago
-"There have been 53 major wars in Europe
France had been a belligerent in 49 of them; UK 43.
In 185 battles that France had fought over the past 800 years, their armies had won 132 times, lost 43 times and drawn only 10.
Giving the French military the best record of any country in Europe".
BBC History
thecajuncutthroat 1 year ago 21
@thecajuncutthroat wow! good info Cajun. merci
jhnb12876 1 year ago
@thecajuncutthroat That's why they kept loosing against the English (Agincourt, Waterloo, list is too long.)
idricool 1 year ago
@idricool
That's why we beat the english at Orleans, jargeau, patay, formigny, castillon, calais, yorktown... List is too long...
Giving the French the best military record in Europe (according to BBC History).
Bye Have a nive day, Elton !
lahire081 1 year ago
Ah tiens tu m'as précédé... j'ai écris mon com pour rien... enfin avec ses gens la répéter les choses pour pas qu'ils oublient trop vite est pas plus mal...
Freez57fr 1 year ago
@idricool
Agincourt -> it seems you forgot WHO won the 100 years war at the end lol (Orleans, Patay, Formigny, Castillon, etc...)
Because you won 1 battle at the beginning you think you can swagger? Typically British...
Waterloo -> Yorktown.
Yes I know, the French were not alone at Yorktown, they were 70% of the Franco-American army... while the British were only 20% of the British-Dutch-German-Prussian army. The Prussians saved your asses, you're only good to claim the credit of the others
Freez57fr 1 year ago
@thecajuncutthroat Winning a battle does not win war...
columnsx 1 year ago
That's why the British should shut up about Agincourt ;)
Freez57fr 1 year ago
@Freez57fr Why? We won it.
columnsx 1 year ago
@columnsx
Winning a battle does not win war...
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@thecajuncutthroat
May 9 to June 5, 1800 battles of Biberach, Menningen, Erbach, Delmensingen and Kelmuntz, 5 victories for the French
June 9, 1800 battle of Montebello
June 14, 1800 battle of Marengo
June 18, 1800 battle of Hochstadt
Dec 3, 1800 battle of Hohenlinden
Dec 25, 1800 battle of Pozzolo
July 6, 1801 1st naval Battle of Algeciras
Oct 11, 1805 1st combat of Haslach (Combat of Albeck, Battle of Haslach-Jungingen)
Oct 15, 1805 combat and Seize of the Michelsberg Heights
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@thecajuncutthroat
WW2
Many combats in North Africa from 1941 to 1943. Leclerc's column (ancestor of the 2e DB) took the Koufra oasis in Lybia to the Italians in 1941 and all the Fezzan area (SW Lybia) between March 1942 and January 1943.Leclerc’s force quickly crushed the Italian defense in southern Libya and marched 1500 miles north reaching Tripoli on January 23, 1943 just as the British arrived from Egypt.
101Carcajou101 1 year ago
@thecajuncutthroat
Leclerc placed himself under the command of Field Marshal Montgomery and his corps played a major role in the advance of the 8th Army on Tunisia. He was promoted to General de Division on May 5, 1943 and ordered to Morocco to form the 2e DB (2nd Armored Division). Free French soldiers participated in allied campaigns in Egypt, Lybia and Tunisia. General Koenig and its 1st DFL did particularly well against Afrika Korps in Bir Hakeim in June 1942.
101Carcajou101 1 year ago
@thecajuncutthroat
Free French forces also fought Italian troops in Eritrea and Ethiopia and faced French troops loyal to Vichy France in Syria and Lebanon.About 120000 French soldiers fought in Italy in 1943/1944 in the French CEFI (Corps Expéditionnaire Français en Italie) under the command of general Juin. The CEFI allowed to take Monte Cassino by piercing more south in the Monte Majo.
101Carcajou101 1 year ago
@thecajuncutthroat
They also opened the doors of Rome to the allied forces on 4th June 1944 after a series of battles : Garigliano, Pico ... In Italy they lost 7000 KIA, 30000 WIA and 42000 MIA.
In mid 1944, the Free French forces numbered about 500000 men. The French CEFI is used as basis to build the French 1st army under the command of general De Lattre De Tassigny. The French 1st Army liberated both of the large French Mediterranean harbors Toulon and Marseille.
101Carcajou101 1 year ago
@thecajuncutthroat
The French 1st Army participated in pushing the Germans out of France (liberation of Toulon, Marseille, Lyon, Villefranche and Autun etc.) and back to the Rhine and the Danube.This operation is generally not well known, probably because only 3 US divisions were involved in comparison to the 7-8 French divisions. The cities of Toulon and Marseille as it is the case for the Elba and Corsica islands were liberated by only French troops.
101Carcajou101 1 year ago 5
@thecajuncutthroat
other victory ww2:
1940, battle of Hannut(one of the greatest tank battles no one has ever heard of)
1940, battle of Alps
1940, Dakar skirmish(BB Richelieu holds of British task force)
4 October 1943, French troops captures Corsica.
January 31 - March 26, 1944 The battle of Glieres.
12 January 1944, French & Polish troops captures Monte Cassino where Americans and Brits had failed.
101Carcajou101 1 year ago
@101Carcajou101
Well, you forgot the battle of Bir Hakeim where 3500 french held 45000 german troops of the Afrika Korps for 14 days to cover british retreat and reformation at El Alamein.
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@thecajuncutthroat
June 1944, Saint-Marcel Maquis battles with three thousand men in total( special french force troops) hold 85 000 germans troops in britain(Bretagne) which can not reach Normandy, and operates its junction with George Patton in July.
15 August 1944, Operation "Dragoon": Allied forces, the 7th American Army (3 American and 7 French divisions) invade southern France, east of Toulon.
25 August 1944, Liberation of Paris by Free French, US, and British forces.
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