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  2. Second Opium War - Wikipedia

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    Second China War Medal, with Taku Forts 1860 bar. French medal of the China Campaign ("Médaille de la Campagne de Chine"), 1861, in the Musée de la Légion d'Honneur. The Chinese characters inscribed on the ribbons read 'Beijing'. Both Britain (Second China War Medal) and France (Commemorative medal of the 1860 China Expedition) issued ...

  3. Liberation of France - Wikipedia

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    The "Big Three" Allies of World War II, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States, all fought Germany in World War II, but Soviet Union fighting on the Eastern Front played no direct role in the liberation of France, but the second front contributed to Nazi defeat.

  4. List of massacres in France - Wikipedia

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    murder of French civilians by German troops (SS Hitlerjugend) Audouville massacre: 6 June 1944: Audouville-la-Hubert: 30 101st Airborne Division: 30 Wehrmacht prisoners of war executed by US paratroopers [42] Ardenne Abbey massacre: June 1944: Ardenne Abbey: 20 12th SS Hitlerjugend 20 Canadian POWs massacred by 12th SS Hitlerjugend: Tulle ...

  5. Vichy France - Wikipedia

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    'Vichy regime'; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State (État français), was a French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II, established after the French capitulation after the defeat against Germany. It was named after its seat of government, the city of Vichy.

  6. List of wars involving France - Wikipedia

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    Limited "victory" for Qing forces on land (China won one battle at the end before suing for peace) Defeat of Qing forces on Taiwan and surrounding islands; Collapse of Ferry's government in late March due to public opinion against the war; Treaty of Tientsin; China officially recognizes French domination over Vietnam; Tonkin Campaign (1883–1886)

  7. French Revolutionary Wars - Wikipedia

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    The French Revolutionary Wars (French: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great Britain , Austria , Prussia , Russia , and several other countries.

  8. Milice - Wikipedia

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    The Milice française (French Militia), generally called la Milice (lit. ' the militia '; French pronunciation:), was a political paramilitary organization created on 30 January 1943 by the Vichy régime (with German aid) to help fight against the French Resistance during World War II.

  9. Haiphong incident - Wikipedia

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    After being under years of French colonial rule followed by Japanese rule during the war, Vietnam began to seek independence. [8] Specifically, the Japanese renounced French claims to the Vietnamese territory on March 9, 1945, officially declaring Vietnam independent over France and under the control of Emperor Bảo Đại . [ 9 ]