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[–]TheJamesRocket 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Frances military reputation is far from stellar. They came damn close to attaining a hegemony under Napoleon, but were ultimately beaten by the combined might of Europe. France helped beat Russia in the Crimean war, but they were defeated in the Franco-Prussian war. France won a narrow victory in WW1, and were defeated in WW2. For the past 200 years, they've had a very mixed record.

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The past 200 years? I'm talking about the past 2000 years.