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The French feared that their colonies were vulnerable to a potential attack from its neighboring colonies. In 1681, French nobleman Robert Cavelier de La Salle launched an expedition down the Mississippi River from New France, at first believing he would find a path to the Pacific Ocean. [1] Instead, La Salle found a route to the Gulf of Mexico.
The French Royal Army (French: Armée Royale Française) was the principal land force of the Kingdom of France.It served the Bourbon dynasty from the reign of Louis XIV in the mid-17th century to that of Charles X in the 19th, with an interlude from 1792 to 1814 and another during the Hundred Days in 1815.
The Texian Army, also known as the Revolutionary Army and Army of the People, was the land warfare branch of the Texian armed forces during the Texas Revolution. It spontaneously formed from the Texian Militia in October 1835 following the Battle of Gonzales .
The growth of the French Army during Louis XIV meant that most noblemen served as officers. During the 18th century, the nobility was officially prohibited from serving in the ranks. [ 2 ] Almost 90% of the rank and file came during the 18th century from the peasantry and the working class , while about 10% came from the petty bourgeoisie .
Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American-born empresario.Known as the "Father of Texas" and the founder of Anglo Texas, [1] [2] he led the second and, ultimately, the successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families and their slaves from the United States to the Tejas region of Mexico in 1825.
Especially after the disastrous Franco-Prussian War, which saw Germany become the leading economic and military power of the continent of Europe. Acquiring colonies and rebuilding an empire was seen as a way to restore French prestige in the world. It was also to provide manpower during the world wars. [8]
Thomas Alexandre Dumas, officer in the Legion, idealized painting by Olivier Pichat. The Free Legion of Americans and the South (French: Légion Franche des Américains et du Midi) (also known as the American Legion (French: Légion Américaine), the Légion Noire and the Légion de Saint-Georges) was a short-lived military legion of National Volunteers formed in December 1792 during the ...
An army of 3,000 French soldiers collaborated with Hyder Ali to capture Cuddalore. Finally the Battle of Trincomalee took place near that port on September 3. These battles can be seen as the last battles of the Franco-British conflict that encompassed the American War of Independence, and would cease in 1783 with the signature of the 1783 ...