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The defense of both its own territory and its citizens overseas in later eras was driven by several military rivalries that often re-asserted themselves after other military objectives had been accomplished. These rivalries and objectives can often give a better understanding of French military history than a mere chronological listing. Military history of France - France's imperial objectives. Starting in the early 16th century, much of France's military efforts were put behind ...

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British military history - Prehistoric and ancient period. Roman conquest of Britain (43) British military history - Mediæval period. Viking invasions (793–1066) Raid on Lindisfarne (793) Campaign of Alfred the Great (871–899) Battle of Edington (878) Battle of Cannington (878) Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066) Norman Conquest of England (1066) Rebellion of 1088 See also:

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British military history - Prehistoric and ancient period. Roman conquest of Britain (43) British military history - Mediæval period. Viking invasions (793–1066) Raid on Lindisfarne (793) Campaign of Alfred the Great (871–899) Battle of Edington (878) Battle of Cannington (878) Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066) Norman Conquest of England (1066) - last successful invasion of Engl ...

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British military history - Prehistoric and ancient period. Roman conquest of Britain (43) British military history - Mediæval period. Viking invasions (793–1066) Raid on Lindisfarne (793) Campaign of Alfred the Great (871–899) Battle of Edington (878) Battle of Cannington (878) Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066) Norman Conquest of England (1066) - last successful invasion of the ...

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After the exile of Napoleon, France was the beneficiary of a long period of European peace. This allowed it to focus on the expansion of its overseas empire, particularly in Africa and Asia. These areas of the world had been generally resisted European colonialism until the start of the 19th century, but advances in weapons technology allowed small numbers of European troops to overcome much larger bodies of native warriors. However, after the start of the Franco-Prussian War, essentially a dispute over areas of France with large Germ ...

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Military history of France - Roman and Ancient. Military history of France - Middle Ages. Medieval fortified towns include: Aigues-Mortes Avignon Carcassonne Military history of France - Early Modern. Between 1667 and 1707, the military engineer Vauban upgraded the fortifications of around 300 cities, built 37 new fortresses, and fortified military harbors. Military history of France - Tw ...

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French historical military terms have been greatly influential and been adopted or become 'loan-words' to other languages common military language. French naval terms adopted by the English language: trophy and pilot (as in the English steersman). French general military terms adopted by the English language: aide-de-camp, bivouac, brigade, cartouche, cartridge, Colonel, corps, détente,enfilade, env ...

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The Napoleonic period saw France's influence and power reach immense heights, but just as quickly it collapsed back to its old borders at an immense cost to the French people. This, of course, can all be attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte — brilliant and charismatic, but opportunistic. The opportunism that led to his early victories eventually allied almost every major power in Europe against him to ensure his downfall. At the height of Napoleon's power, France's influence dominated Europe as well as good portions of the Americas and ...

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As the power of Rome weakened the area was taken over by the Franks. Around 500 AD the Franks controlled most of the area covered by modern France. In 507 allied with the Byzantine Empire they won the Battle of Vouillé against forces commanded by Alaric II In the 8th century the Franks were fighting off Islamic attacks from Spain. Two key battles were the Battle of Toulouse and the Battle of Tours which was won in spite of inferior numbers. By winning these battles the Fran ...

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British military history - Roman & ancient. Hadrian's Wall AD 122 Antonine Wall AD 142 British military history - Mediæval. Castles in the UK Castles in England Castles in Northern Ireland Castles in Scotland Castles in Wales ...

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British military history - Scottish military alliances. Auld Alliance (1165-1560) British military history - English military alliances. Anglo-Portuguese alliance (1386-) Holy League (1510 to 1513) Triple Alliance (1668) Grand Alliance (1689 - ?) British military history - British military alliances. Anglo-Portuguese alliance (1704-) Triple Alliance (1717) Tripl ...

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"All Gaul is divided into three parts" -Julius Caesar, De Bello Gallico Caesar's conquest of Gaul was met with little resistance initially. The 60 or so tribes that made up Gaul (which then consisted of France, Belgium and parts of Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany) were unable to unite to defeat the Roman army, a fact Caesar made use of by pitting one tribe against another. 58 B.C Caesar defeats the Germanic tribe of the Suebi, led by Ariovistus 57 B.C. Caesar conquers the Belgian Gauls after c ...

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It could be said that French military history during this period parallels the rise and eventual fall of the armored Knight. In approximately the 10th century, iron armor started to replace that of other materials such as leather or bronze. At the same time, the development of agricultural techniques allowed the nations of northern Europe to radically increase food production, allowing the support of a large aristocracy. Although all the nations of northern Europe benefitted from these advances, France has a particularly favourable climate which allowed the development of a large aristocracy with sophisticated an ...

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The French Renaissance and the beginning of the Ancien Régime, normally marked by the reign of Francis I, saw the nation become far more unified under the monarch. The power of the nobles was diminished as a national army was created. With England expelled from the continent and being consumed by the Wars of the Roses France's main rival was the Holy Roman Empire. This threat to France reached its height in 1516 when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor also became king of Spain. France was all but surrounded with Spain, Germany, and the Low Countries all controlled by the Habsburgs. France was weakened internally ...

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