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Over the centuries, France has constantly been looking for Eastern allies, as a counterbalance to Continental enemies. [1] Throughout French history, this was especially the case against Austria-Hungary, Spain or Prussia: [1] the Abbasid–Carolingian alliance (against the Umayyad Caliphate and the Byzantine Empire), the Franco-Hungarian alliance and Franco-Ottoman alliance (against the ...
Polish-French relations date several centuries, although they became really relevant only with times of French Revolution and reign of Napoleon I. Poles have been allies of Napoleon; large Polish community settled in France in the 19th century, and Poles and French were also allies during the interwar period.
Anglo-French War (1294–1303) – known as the Gascon War in English and the Guyenne War in French; Anglo-French War (1324) – known as the War of Saint-Sardos; Anglo-French War (1337–1453) – the Hundred Years' War and its peripheral conflicts, often broken up into: Edwardian War (1337–1360) Caroline War (1369–1389) Lancastrian War ...
These lists do not include the battles of the French civil wars (as the Wars of Religion, the Fronde, the War in the Vendée) unless a foreign country is involved. The list gives the name, the date, the present-day location of the battles, the French allies and enemies, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:
Napoleon was not alone since he now had a complex network of allies and subject states. The largely outnumbered French army crushed the Prussian army at Jena-Auerstedt in 1806; Napoleon captured Berlin and went as far as Eastern Prussia. There the Russian Empire was defeated at the Battle of Friedland (14 June 1807).
French author José-Alain Fralon characterised the relationship between the countries by describing the British as "our most dear enemies". It is estimated that about 350,000 French people live in the UK, with approximately 200,000 Britons living in France. [12] Both countries are members of the Council of Europe and NATO.
The list gives the name, the date, the present-day location of the battles, the Frankish allies and enemies, and the result of these conflicts following this legend: Frankish military victory Frankish military defeat Indecisive or unclear outcome
Allies of World War I; ... Anglo-French Alliance (1716–1731) B. Treaty of Bucharest (1916) C. Confédération Interalliée des Sous-Officiers de Réserve; D.