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August 6: A French fleet and expeditionary force sails for Ireland to aid the Irish rebels, though the rebellion is already defeated. August 22: French troops under General Humbert land at Killala, in northwest Ireland. August 27: General Humbert defeats a British force at the Battle of Castlebar, and declares an Irish republic.
Second Opium War: British and French troops entered the Forbidden City in Beijing. 1866: 31 May: French intervention in Mexico: French troops start withdrawing from the country. 1870–1940: Third Republic: 1871: 10 May: The end of the Franco-Prussian War: France's loss marked the downfall of Napoleon III and led to the end of the Second French ...
Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "French history timelines" ... Timeline of French history; 0–9. 1606 in France; 1681 in France; Timeline ...
At its height, Poujade’s movement, the Union de Défense des Commerçants et des Artisans (Union for the Defense of Tradesmen and Artisans) grew to 800,000 members, mostly in the small towns and ...
The French Revolution (French: Révolution française [ʁevɔlysjɔ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.
The French forces easily handled the Peasants' rebellion in the Southern Netherlands, and were able to put down the revolting forces in under 2 months. The French in 1798 fought an undeclared war at sea against the United States, that was known variously as the "Quasi-War", the "Half War" and the "Pirate Wars
French Third Republic (1870–1940), deposing the Second Empire and lasting until the Fall of France to Nazi Germany; French Fourth Republic (1946–1958), deposing the French State in the aftermath of World War II; French Fifth Republic (1958–present), since the 1958 French constitutional referendum
The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution (French: révolution de Juillet), Second French Revolution, or Trois Glorieuses ("Three Glorious [Days]"), was a second French Revolution after the first in 1789.