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AutumnAscending t1_iu9dqw0 wrote

France number one all other countries number none.

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Horror-Chicken-6001 t1_iu9e48q wrote

Next you'll tell me that Napoleon wasn't that short (for the time period), oh wait

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Polibiux t1_iu9evd8 wrote

So sorry r/historymemes

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Intelligent_Ad5638 t1_iu9j96t wrote

Xd france is the fking worst. They sucked a massive d in ww2

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Good-Present9245 t1_iu9k3v1 wrote

The French revolution and Napoleonic warfare kick ass.

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AssignmentNeat7949 t1_iu9mn0r wrote

Replying to positive_charging (#316,610)

Kinda ignoring the fact they fought hardest against the Germans a generation before that and without doubt sacrificed the most in the first world War to win

Not to mention 1500 years as a great European power and then the next greatest Colonial empire after Britain all the way up to world War 2

Not to mention they continued to fight and resist occupation and fought in north Africa as free France

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Da_Meme_Panda t1_iua1y8g wrote

They were a power house till they got nerfed after the napoleon wars

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kienonreddit t1_iua5mck wrote

Most sucessful not the strongest. Having more wins against yourself makes you have more won matches, but doesn’t make you stronger than others.

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after_brillig t1_iuacsh2 wrote

Remember, Napoleon only lost one battle in the Waterloo Campaign. Winning battles doesn't mean anything if you lose the important one.

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miss_chauffarde t1_iuak90m wrote

Replying to Impressive-Morning76 (#321,481)

Nazy in 6 of june 1944: how are those American so precice in where to drop to close our supply chain ?

French résistant loading MaS 38: chucle

Fun fact french resistance actualy hold themself back to avoid killing nazy because they Saw what happend to the population if they did but complitly whent nut's on sabotage and spying and when the Ally started opération overlord they started killing and taking prisoner every german they could find

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HellDD6 t1_iuase0y wrote

Ah right so the British empire didn't conquer 25% of the world then eh?

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nutmegger_2004 t1_iuastjs wrote

Edit: Why do people ignore this truth about France?

France lost the 7 years war, Napoleon had to abdicate twice, they lost Alsace and Lorraine against some Prussian farmers in 1870, Prussians/Germans took Paris twice in less than 100 years, they had huge losses in WWI, they were fully invaded for 4 years in WWII, and they lost all their Colonies.

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waltezer t1_iuauazb wrote

The french guy in the comments: me better

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Zahard_Zj t1_iub8344 wrote

Its true. They repeatedly defeated their worst enemy: France

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Pencil-lamp t1_iubhzo0 wrote

Pretty sure they’re just counting the number of victories. France is fucking old.

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ZeninB t1_iubmfmm wrote

Wait, wouldn't the Roman empire have more? What about the British? They had a finger in the pie of more than half of every country on earth at one point or another

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generaltoken t1_iubrw74 wrote

you all know there are hundreds of years before 1940 right?

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urmom23454321 t1_iubz6ji wrote

It's cause they are always on the winning team no matter what team they start on

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A_Random_Boi_Sittin t1_iuc7p4k wrote

This post is no lie. France: 1,115 battles won. 2nd place: The United Kingdom/ England 1105 battles won. 3rd place: United States only 833 battles won (but still good for only 246 year of independence imo.)

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A_Random_Boi_Sittin t1_iuc8erv wrote

Replying to ZeninB (#331,280)

You are close as is the UK/England with 1105 battle wins but France beats them by a slim 10 battles with having 1115 batte wins. France has a slight lead so far. The Roman Empire would probably have a few hundred but thousand not at all.

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MightyArd t1_iuc9rou wrote

France took a huge chunk of the Roman Empire. That's how far back it goes.

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PsychoDog_Music t1_iuca738 wrote

Throwback to when they had an internal war and fought off a ton of other nations who didn’t like them very much.. that I can’t be fucked remembering the details of. You can tell how well I did in that class

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samytevo t1_iucce7x wrote

No sous-estimez pas le pouvoir de la baguette 🥖

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nutmegger_2004 t1_iucdwef wrote

Replying to A_Random_Boi_Sittin (#335,666)

If you want to ignore all the facts about French history it's your problem, go read a good book about history before defending the country which only knows to use the white flag🏳️ at every battle. The French military is a disaster.

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PigeonFellow t1_iucfy2a wrote

France: is a major military power for years and conquers almost all of Europe in the early 19th century

r/memes: I sleep

France: surrenders in WW2

r/memes: real shit?

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The_Unclaimed_One t1_iucj4fv wrote

They only really started sucking post Napoleon. Napoleon and before they were constantly fighting, and winning a good bit, against Britain for control over Europe and whoever else wanted dominance after Rome fell and Holy Roman Empire became irrelevant. After Napoleon? They’ve pretty much been a joke. Heck, Prussia used Napoleon’s tactics against Napoleon III to secure dominance over Europe and created modern day Germany. Which is to say, they used a crapton of artillery. The most advanced artillery in the world at that. That and they used what was more or less Beta Blitzkrieg, which was evolved from Napoleon’s tactics, which evolved into Alpha Blitzkrieg used in WWI, then Blitzkrieg in WWII, and eventually it turned into American Shock And Awe.

Yes, I have thought about this extensively when bored at work. Lol

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The_Unclaimed_One t1_iucjmqw wrote

Replying to Impressive-Morning76 (#321,481)

I’m gonna question you on the practically liberated themselves

Yes, they kept fighting valiantly against the Nazis after France fell, and yes they did do a good job far as I’m aware, but I doubt that without the meatgrinder of the Eastern Front and Operation Overlord that they’d liberate themselves.

And, just for kicks and giggles, “Retreat? Hell, we just got here!”

-Marine Lore from WWI, said towards a French leader (can’t remember rank) after being told to retreat

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The_Unclaimed_One t1_iucjv5r wrote

Replying to nutmegger_2004 (#336,617)

Actually, pretty sure they’re ironically the most powerful European country at the moment. Germany’s still scared of the ghost in the mirror, UK specializes in Navy, duh, and Spec Ops type stuff, and everyone else is everyone else. Lol

France is the only one that’s most prepared for nearby conflict, and honestly I find it hilarious and sad at the same time

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MeleeMan_ t1_iudipf6 wrote

Maybe civil wars count as victory

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nutmegger_2004 t1_iuekn8n wrote

Replying to The_Unclaimed_One (#337,524)

If a country like China would nuke France, I'm sure they will surrender. The problem with France is that they ignore all the precepts of the Art of War by Sun Tzu, that's why they can't resist any major attack. They ignore the military strategy and history.

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The_Unclaimed_One t1_iuemxen wrote

Replying to nutmegger_2004 (#352,724)

Was thinking more Russian than China. China’s our problem and I doubt much of Europe would get involved. Matter of fact, some may even side with China due to the economy tank that will happen during a war with China

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nutmegger_2004 t1_iuenkyb wrote

Replying to The_Unclaimed_One (#353,219)

Russia is one of the main allies of China. If China invades Taiwan, America will intervene, so it will be a war in the Southern Pacific and Eastern Europe. Russia has Nuclear Weapons and if Putin wants to, he can just nuke France, the UK, Germany, or any European country he wants.

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Chizik777 t1_iufefb0 wrote

France ending all the wars. Sure by giving up but they ended the most

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