Google 'French military victories' (feeling lucky). Result: Did you mean defeats? Factlet: 109 won. 49 lost.
According to the historian Niall Ferguson, of the 125 major European wars fought since 1495, the French have participated in 50 – more than Austria (47) and England (43).
Out of 168 major battles fought since 387BC, they have won 109, lost 49 and drawn 10.
France’s achievements help to explain another French “military victory”. Whether it is ranks (general, captain, corporal, lieutenant); equipment (lance, mine, bayonet, epaulette, trench); organisation (volunteer, regiment, soldier, barracks) or strategy (army, camouflage, combat, esprit de corps, reconnaissance), the language of warfare is French.
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