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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.
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).
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).
The Troupes de la Marine (French pronunciation: [tʁup də la maʁin], lit. ' Troops of the Navy ') was a French military formation founded by Cardinal Richelieu in 1622. It was under the denomination of Compagnie ordinaire de la mer, originally intended to form the garrisons of the ships of the King.
The French Imperial Naval Corps (French: Corps des Marines Impériaux) was the branch of the French Imperial Navy responsible for administering the infantry and artillery which was tasked with manning and utilising the weapons on the Navy's ships.
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 .
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 ...
The French Navy (French: Marine nationale, pronounced [maʁin nasjɔnal], lit. ' National Navy ' ), informally La Royale ( French pronunciation: [la ʁwajal] , lit. ' The Royal ' ), is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the four military service branches of France .