France has invaded 80 countries since 800AD

[A1Kaid]

French invasions of 80 countries since 800AD.

Western Europe – Austria (1805, 1809, 1945), Belgium (9th- 12th century, 15th -18th century, 1797), France (Albigensian Crusade or Cathar Crusade, 1209-1229; Huguenot Massacres, 1572; French Revolution Reign of Terror, 1793-1794; Vichy French Jewish Genocide, 1941-1945), Germany (6th century, 800-814, 1812, 1919, 1945), Italy (800-814, 16th – 18th century, 1796-1815), Luxembourg (1797, 1866), Malta (1798), Netherlands (9th century, 14th – 15th century, 17th -18th century, 1672, 1794), Portugal (17th -18th century, 1807), Spain (18th century, 1808), Switzerland (9th-16th century, 1515), Britain (UK) (1066; Hundred Years War, 1337-1437).

Eastern Europe – Belarus (1812), Hungary (1919), Lithuania (1812), Poland (1807, 1812), Russia (1812, 1918-1920).

Non-Arab Africa – Benin (17th - 19th century slavery , 1863, 1891-1894, 1904, 1977), Burkina Faso (1805-1894), Cameroon (1916, 1919, 1946), Central African Republic (1897, 1979, 1997, 2013), Chad (1890, 1894, 1960, 1972, 1975), Comoros (1843, 1978), Congo (Brazzaville) (16th – 19th century slavery, 1880, 1880s-1930s, genocide by French), Congo (Zaire) (1960s -21st century, French peace keepers), Côte D'Ivoire (15th – 19th century slavery, 1842), 2002), Djibouti (1862, 1975), Equatorial Guinea (15th – 19th century slavery, 1900), Gabon (15th – 19th century slavery, 1885, 1964), Gambia (15th – 19th century slavery, 1867, 1981), Guinea (15th – 19th century slavery, 1849, 1886), Liberia ( 15th – 19th century slavery), Madagascar (1642, 1883, Mali (19th century, 1850, 2013), Mauritania (1858, 1903, 1920), Mauritius (1715-1810), Niger (1885, 1890s, 1922, 1946), Réunion (1638), Sao Tomé and Principe (15th – 19th century slavery), Senegal (1638, 1639, 1677, 1775-1783, 1854-1885) , Seychelles (1756), Sierra Leone (15th – 19th century slavery), Somalia (1862), Togo (16th – 19th century slavery, 1897, 1912-1918, 1992, 1946), Western Sahara (20th century, 1904).

North America – Canada (1534), United States (17th century).

Latin America - Dominica (16th century), Dominican Republic (1697, 1795), French Guiana (1604), Grenada (1674), Guadeloupe (16th century), Haiti (1697, 1801, 2004), Martinique (1635), Mexico (1861), Monserrat (16th century), Puerto Rico (16th century), Saint Lucia (1660), Turks and Caicos (17th century, 1764).

North Africa and Middle East - Algeria (1820s), Egypt (1798, 1956), Iraq (1991), Lebanon (11th – 13th century Crusades, 1861, 1916, 1919), Libya (1815, 1940 with UK , 201), Morocco (1854), Palestine (11th – 13th century Crusades), Syria (11th – 13th century Crusades, 1916, 1920, 1941, 1945), Tunisia (1881, 1945).

Turkey , Central Asia - Afghanistan (2001), Turkey (1915).

South Asia - Bangladesh (16th -18th century), India (16th -18th century).

South East Asia – Cambodia (1854, 1863, 1945), Laos (1893, 1945), Vietnam (1860, 1945).

East Asia – China (1856), Korea (1950).

Pacific - French Polynesia (1840), New Caledonia (1853), Vanuatu (19th century).

In this context, the post-Revolution French national motto “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité” (" Liberty , equality, fraternity” ) evidently means that everyone in the world should be equally free to have French “civilization” fraternally imposed on them.

These French invasions cost millions of lives from violence or from violently-imposed deprivation. Since 1950 it has been possible using United Nations Population Division demographic data to make precise estimates for each country of avoidable mortality from deprivation (avoidable deaths, excess mortality, excess deaths, deaths that should not have happened), this being defined as the difference between the actual deaths in a country in a given period and deaths expected for a peaceful, decently-governed country with the same demographics.

Excerpt: President Hollande And French Invasion Of Privacy Versus French Invasion Of 80 Countries Since 800 AD By Dr Gideon Polya


Very respectable record. A peace loving French people.

 

[FaujHistorian]

Every successful empire had similar record.

Islamic Khalifas, Ottomans, mogals everyone was as peace loving like French people (if not more)

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

Funny thing is french are often ridiculed by some uninformed people as bad soldiers,this impression is almost wholly due to the 1940 blitzkrieg debacle.Traditionally few if any nations were as successful militarily as the french.The main problem with the french that they are a little unpredictable,either great successes or great failures.In this they conform to their impetous gallic ancestors.Remember people remember caesar's conquest of gaul,but scroll back a few hundred years and the gauls were the one who sacked rome and went on a rampage through europe even pillaging greece and anatolia.

 

[livingdead]

Its brits who gave such bad name to french, that they cant win any wars. Actually they have better record than brits (saw on QI)

 

[A1Kaid]

Every successful empire had similar record.

Islamic Khalifas, Ottomans, mogals everyone was as peace loving like French people (if not more)

Islamic Caliphates and Ottomans did not commit the atrocities the French empire committed in Algeria for example. These empires sought to unify different ethnic groups under Islam. Ottomans for example when they entered Christian lands gave more rights to Christian citizens then other previous European rulers, and the Ottomans ruled with a "light touch" policy, cannot be said for the French empire.

Funny thing is french are often ridiculed by some uninformed people as bad soldiers,this impression is almost wholly due to the 1940 blitzkrieg debacle.Traditionally few if any nations were as successful militarily as the french.The main problem with the french that they are a little unpredictable,either great successes or great failures.In this they conform to their impetous gallic ancestors.Remember people remember caesar's conquest of gaul,but scroll back a few hundred years and the gauls were the one who sacked rome and went on a rampage through europe even pillaging greece and anatolia.

Napoleon's invasion of northern Italy was also an impressive military invasion he expanded the French rule quickly.

 

[FaujHistorian]

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to unify different ethnic groups under Islam.

and hence the atrocities


What you say is like this

--- If A1K favorite Khalifah forks a slave girl - That's love making
--- if a French does the same - its rape

 

[vostok]

Our world is changing. A hundred years ago, in most European countries war and conquest were considered prowess and not meanness or baseness.

 

[A1Kaid]

and hence the atrocities


What you say is like this

--- If A1K favorite Khalifah forks a slave girl - That's love making
--- if a French does the same - its rape

Wrong I call a spade a spade, you obviously don't know the levels of atrocities are on an entirely different scale the Islamic caliphate didn't commit mass crimes against civilians, there were protocols in place, and they integrated people. Sure there was violence but it can't be compared to what the French rule in Vietnam and Algeria was like. Why do you keep bringing up Islamic caliphates why don't you compare Ottoman rule vs French rule there is a major difference in their conduct with civilians.

 

[Imran Khan]

and then it was occupied once

 

[FaujHistorian]

.... Why do you keep bringing up Islamic caliphates why don't you compare Ottoman rule vs French rule there is a major difference in their conduct with civilians.

Ottomans were called Khalifas too.

Please read up unbiased history.

Thank you

 

[INDIC]

Rest of the world was very angel.

 

[A1Kaid]

Ottomans were called Khalifas too.

Please read up unbiased history.

Thank you

Khalifas is not a specific empire but a series of Islamic empires (Rashidun, Ummayad, Abassid, etc) so why don't you argue specifically which empire you are talking about, because different "Khalifas" have different history you are just generalizing them as the same, as a Historian you should know better.

 

[FaujHistorian]

Khalifas is not a specific empire but a series of Islamic empires (Rashidun, Ummayad, Abassid, etc) so why don't you argue specifically which empire you are talking about, because different "Khalifas" have different history you are just generalizing them as the same, as a Historian you should know better.

not a religious thread.

Sorry.

I think you understand what I said. 99% Khalifas were horrible with occupied lands. slave trade in captured woman and kids was pretty common among all of them. And so was looting of gold and silver, goats, sheep and camels too.

Thank you

 

[A1Kaid]

not a religious thread.

Sorry.

I think you understand what I said.

Thank you

Whose bringing religion into it? Next time just specify which empire you're talking about and not generalize the "Khalifas" word that you used first not me.

 

[Hashshāshīn]

Funny thing is french are often ridiculed by some uninformed people as bad soldiers,this impression is almost wholly due to the 1940 blitzkrieg debacle.Traditionally few if any nations were as successful militarily as the french.The main problem with the french that they are a little unpredictable,either great successes or great failures.In this they conform to their impetous gallic ancestors.Remember people remember caesar's conquest of gaul,but scroll back a few hundred years and the gauls were the one who sacked rome and went on a rampage through europe even pillaging greece and anatolia.

Invading smaller/weaker countries by surprise does not make you a good fighter. When the French met their match in both World Wars, they got ridiculed.

Its brits who gave such bad name to french, that they cant win any wars. Actually they have better record than brits (saw on QI)

Better record of what? Invading poor countries? Britain has never been humiliated as much as the French...