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The Troupes de Marine (French pronunciation: [tʁup də maʁin], lit. ' Marine Troops ') or TDM, sometimes simply referred to as "French Marines" in English, are one of the major components of the French Army and comprise several specialties: infantry, airborne, armoured cavalry, artillery, engineering, and transmissions (signals).
The Compagnies franches de la marine (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃paɲi fʁɑ̃ʃ də la maʁin]; previously known as Troupes de la marine, later renamed and reorganized as Troupes coloniales and then Troupes de Marine) were an ensemble of autonomous infantry units attached to the French Royal Navy (French: marine royale) bound to serve both on land and sea.
On 30 June 1798 the French Army of the Orient's Nautical Legion was split into three battalions, with 3,000 troops total under the control of the army headquarters. [7] By 23 September 1800, the Army of the Orient's Naval Artillery had a strength of five companies and a staff, for a total of 213 officers and men. [8]
The development of the European war marines in the 17th century trained the formation of soldiers assigned to the ships. The creation of regular (French: Armée régulière) infantry units for service at sea was relatively late ( compared to the service at sea of the French Army) : prior, soldiers who served at sea were seconded from the French Army.
The French Imperial Navy (French: Marine Impériale) was the name given to the French Navy during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, and subsequently during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte. The first use of the title 'Imperial Navy' was in 1804, following the Coronation of Napoleon , a name derived from the old French Navy under The Republic .
This is a list of French ships of the line of the period 1621–1870 (plus some from the period before 1621). Battlefleet units in the French Navy (Marine Royale before the French Revolution established a republic) were categorised as vaisseaux (literally "vessels") as distinguished from lesser warships such as frigates (frégates).
French military victory French political failure Morocco agreed to pay 100,000 francs to the French on 29 November 1851 to avoid further conflict. [15] France had desired a revolt against the governor of Salé to force repayment and avoid destruction of the city, but this did not occur. [16] Crimean War (1853–1856)
The French Navy is affectionately known as La Royale ("the Royal"). The reason for this nickname is uncertain. Speculation includes: it might be for its traditional attachment to the French monarchy; because, before being named "nationale", the Navy had been named "royale" (the navy did not sport the royal titles common with other European navies like the British Royal Navy); or simply because ...