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The military history of France encompasses an immense panorama of conflicts and struggles extending for more than 2,000 years across areas including modern France, Europe, and a variety of regions throughout the world. According to historian Niall Ferguson, France is the most successful military power in history. It participated in 50 of the ...
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List of wars involving France (France after September 1792: First to Fifth Republic, First and Second Empire, Bourbon Restoration, July Monarchy, and Vichy France) List of wars in the Low Countries until 1560; List of wars in the southern Low Countries (1560–1829) Military history of France
French Army in World War I; French Army order of battle (1914) French military mission to Greece (1884–1887) French military mission to Japan (1867–1868) French military mission to Japan (1872–1880) French military mission to Japan (1884–1889) French Revolutionary Army; French Royal Army; French war planning 1920–1940
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Jean-Martin Petit (22 July 1772 in Paris – 8 June 1856 in Paris) was a French General during the Napoleonic Wars. [1] At the time of Napoleon's exile to Elba in 1814, Petit was the commander of the elite Old Guard (France) [2]
The regiment Lancers of the Imperial Guard was a French cavalry unit of the Second Empire, forming part of the Imperial Guard. Set up in 1855, it was disbanded with the rest of the Guard by decree on October 28, 1870. Organized in Melun, the regiment underwent various upheavals before being definitively reduced to six squadrons in 1867.
Under the French Empire he received the military titles of Marshal of the Empire and Admiral of France. He was the first Prince Murat, [1] Grand Duke of Berg from 1806 to 1808, [2] and King of Naples as Joachim-Napoleon [3] (Italian: Gioacchino Napoleone) from 1808 to 1815. [4] [5]