The French Army is the land service branch of the French Armed Forces. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Staff of the French Army, who is subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Staff, who in turn
The Battle of Denain by Jean Alaux, 1839. The French Royal Army at the Battle of Denain in 1712
The Gardes françaises at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745
The French Revolutionary Army at the Battle of Jemappes in 1792
Entry of Napoleon into Berlin by Charles Meynier. After defeating Prussian forces at Jena, the Grande Armée entered Berlin on 27 October 1806
France, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the
French Army
…considered an All-Volunteer Force (or professional) force, since the French Parliament suspended the conscription of soldiers. The first permanent army of France, which was paid with regular wages instead of being supplied by feudal levies, was established in the early 15th century under Charles VII. It was…
The Maison carrée was a temple of the Gallo-Roman city of Nemausus (present-day Nîmes) and is one of the best-preserved Roman temples anywhere.
With Clovis's conversion to Catholicism in 498, the Frankish monarchy, elective and secular until then, became hereditary and of divine right.
Joan of Arc led the French Army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453), which paved the way for the final victory.
Louis XIV, the "Sun King", was the absolute monarch of France who made the country the leading power in Europe.