How many countries has France been at war with?
The French participated in 50 of the 125 major European wars that have been fought since 1495; more than any other European state. They are followed by the Austrians who fought in 47 of them, the Spanish in 44 and the English (and later British) who were involved in 43.
How many times did England go to war with France?
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 (1415–1453)
What kind of wars have France been involved in?
List of wars involving France 1 Frankish Kingdom and Carolingian Empire 2 High and Late Middle Ages 3 Ancien Régime 4 Revolutionary France 5 Napoleonic France 6 French colonial empire 7 First French Empire (1804–1814,15) 8 Bourbon Restoration (1814-15, 1815–1830) 9 July Monarchy (1830–1848) 10 Second French Republic (1848–1852)
What was the population of France during World War 1?
Alsace-Lorraine would be restored at the end of World War I (only to be lost again, temporarily, to the Germans a second time during World War II). Unlike other European countries France did not experience a strong population growth in the mid and late 19th century and first half of the 20th century.
How did the British avoid conflict with the French?
The British managed to avoid direct conflict on Lake Champlain at this time, by cleverly playing upon the traditional ill will the Iroquois bore against the French and urged their Indian allies to actively oppose French expansion into Lake Champlain.
When did the French take control of Algeria?
In 1830, the French decided to continue the occupation and set out on a full scale invasion of Algiers and imposed their French rule. Algiers was captured after three weeks and France annexed the rest of the occupied areas in 1834.