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Under the terms of the treaty, parts of France were to be occupied by up to 150,000 soldiers for five years, with France covering the cost. However, the Coalition occupation under the command of the Duke of Wellington was deemed necessary for only three years; the foreign troops withdrew from France in 1818 (Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle). [2] [3]
Military occupations of France may refer to: Sixth Coalition occupation of France (1814) Seventh Coalition occupation of France (1815–1818), under the command of the Duke of Wellington; Prussian occupation of northern France, during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) and afterwards (1871-1873) as a guarantee of the payment of war reparations
Some time after the allies began mobilising, it was agreed that the planned invasion of France was to commence on 1 July 1815, [6] much later than both Blücher and Wellington would have liked as both their armies were ready in June, ahead of the Austrians and Russians; the latter were still some distance away. [7]
MacQueen, James (1816), A narrative of the political and military events of 1815: intended to complete the narrative of the campaigns of 1812, 1813, and 1814, Printed for the author, by E. Khull & Co. and sold by John Smith & Son, p. 420; Tombs, Robert (1996), France 1814–1914, London: Longman, ISBN 0-582-49314-5; Attribution:
Supported during the First World War by the Central Powers: French victory First World War (1914–1918) Location: Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East, the Pacific Islands, and coast of North and South America. Allied Powers. France British Empire United Kingdom Canada Newfoundland Australia New Zealand India South Africa; Russian Empire United ...
The Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine 1815. Osprey Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-78200-619-0. Houssaye, Henri (2005). Napoleon and the Campaign of 1815: Waterloo. Naval & Military Press. McGuigan, Ron (2009) [2001]. "Anglo-Allied Army in Flanders and France – 1815: Subsequent Changes in Command and Organization". The Napoleon Series
British victory in the Second Hundred Years' War. France and Britain become informal allies in the late 19th century. Entente Cordiale in 1904. Momentary disruption of the Franco-British alliance when France is occupied by Germany during World War II. Free French Forces still fight as allies with the British.
In response to the final defeat of Napoleon I of France in the "hundred day" restoration in 1815, Alsace along with other French frontier provinces was under military occupation by foreign forces from 1815 to 1818, [32] including over 280,000 soldiers and 90,000 horses in Bas-Rhin alone.