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| Apr.13 |
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US and allies launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites. Damascus
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| Jul.16 |
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Netanyahu in Paris to commemorate Vel d'Hiv deportation of Jews |
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| Jan.24 |
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French President Hollande visits Colombia rebels |
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French and German leaders mark Verdun battle centenary |
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| Feb.15 |
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Syria crisis: Strikes on hospitals 'war crimes' |
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| Feb.14 |
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France urges end to Turkish assault on Kurds |
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| Jan.18 |
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Avalanche killed five French Foreign Legionnaires |
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| Nov.14 |
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Hollande blames Islamic State for 'act of war' |
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| Sep.27 |
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IS conflict: France launches air strikes in Syria |
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| Aug.23 |
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Train shooting: 'Instinct' led US passengers to react |
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| Feb.7 |
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Ukraine crisis: 'Last chance' for peace says Hollande |
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| Feb.5 |
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Hollande and Merkel in key truce talks in Moscow |
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| Jan.26 |
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Greek fighter jet crashes in Spain killing 10 people |
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| Jan.17 |
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Belgium deploys troops following anti-terror raids |
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| Jan.12 |
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Paris attacks: France to deploy 10,000 troops |
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| Sep.14 |
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Islamic State crisis: Kerry to lead talks in Paris |
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| Sep.3 |
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France halts Russia warship delivery |
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| Aug.3 |
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French and German leaders mark WW1 anniversary |
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| Jun.6 |
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D-Day anniversary: Veterans mark historic invasion
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| Jun.5 |
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D-Day anniversary: World leaders gather for ceremony |
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| Sep.8 |
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Syria chemical arms: 'Global red line' crossed - Kerry |
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| Aug.30 |
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France backs US on Syria action |
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| Jun.4 |
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Syrian regime 'used sarin' - France |
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| May.25 |
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French soldier stabbed near Paris |
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| Mar.23 |
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France says militant Abou Zeid dead |
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| Feb.23 |
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Mali operation reaches 'final phase' |
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| Feb.5 |
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French 'kill hundreds' in Mali |
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| Feb.4 |
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French jets target Mali rebel bases |
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| Feb.3 |
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French jets bomb northern Mali |
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| Jan.30 |
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French forces take key Mali town |
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| Jan.28 |
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French-led troops secure hold on Timbuktu. Mali
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French troops 'surround Timbuktu' |
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| Jan.26 |
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French force in Mali 'takes Gao' |
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| Jan.14 |
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UN backs French Mali intervention |
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| Jan.13 |
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France vows 'short' Mali campaign |
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French planes widen Mali attacks |
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| Jan.12 |
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French soldier killed and hostage dead in Somalia |
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| Jan.11 |
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France taking on Islamist gangs in Mali |
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| May.24 |
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President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit |
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| Apr.25 |
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France: UN should consider force in Syria |
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| Mar.15 |
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Soldiers shot dead in French town |
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| Feb.23 |
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France, Britain to Syria: Cease attacks |
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| Feb.22 |
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Two Western journalists killed in Syria
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| Jan.23 |
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Senate passes Armenian genocide bill |
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| Jan.20 |
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Attack killed four French soldiers |
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| Mar.19 |
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French fighter jets deployed over Libya |
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French team destroys pirate boats |
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| Oct.7 |
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Pirates attack navy ship 'in error' |
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| Jun.6 |
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Leaders' tribute to D-Day heroes |
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| Jun.5 |
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Veterans gather for D-Day event |
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| Apr.15 |
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French warship captures pirates |
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| Apr.4 |
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Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll |
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| Feb.16 |
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British, French nuclear submarines collide |
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| Jan.18 |
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French copter crash off Gabon kills 7 |
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| Nov.19 |
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UK, France push more UN troops in Congo |
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| Sep.8 |
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Russians 'agree Georgia deadline' |
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| Aug.22 |
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Russia accused of abusing truce |
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| Aug.19 |
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10 French soldiers killed in fighting |
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| Aug.12 |
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Georgia agrees to cease-fire proposal |
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| Jul.25 |
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Obama links NATO troops to U.S. tax cuts |
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| Jun.29 |
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Shooting demo uses real bullets, injures 16 |
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| Sep.16 |
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France warning of war with Iran |
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| Oct.12 |
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French in Armenia 'genocide' row. Paris
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| Aug.25 |
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Chirac doubts Lebanon force size |
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| Aug.24 |
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France boosts Lebanon peace force |
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| Aug.5 |
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U.S., France draft truce deal goes to U.N. |
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| Nov.7 |
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France boosts Ivory Coast force |
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| Nov.6 |
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France attacks Ivorian airbase |
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| Jul.31 |
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French army moves to Sudan border |
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| Jun.6 |
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D-Day: 'America would do it again' |
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| Feb.10 |
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Chirac, Putin: No need for war |
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| Jan.23 |
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France, Germany will prevent war in Iraq |
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| Dec.21 |
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French fight Ivorian rebels |
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| Oct. 23, 1983 |
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Beirut barracks bombing 
Map of Beirut%96Rafic Hariri International Airport Lebanon| During the Lebanese Civil War 2 truck bombs struck separate buildings housing U.S. and French military forces killing 299 American and French servicemen | |
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| Jan. 27, 1973 |
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Vietnam War cease-fire signed Map of The Peninsula Paris Paris France| Paris: The Paris Peace Accords ended direct U.S. military combat, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam | |
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| Aug. 25, 1944 |
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Allies liberated Paris| A military combat that took place from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944 | |
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| Jun. 6, 1944 |
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Invasion of Normandy Map of Omaha Beach Normandy France| The invasion by and establishment of Western Allied forces, during Operation Overlord; the largest amphibious invasion to ever take place | |
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| Jun. 3, 1940 |
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Evacuation of Dunkirk completed Map of Dunkirk France| It was the evacuation of Allied soldiers when British, French, and Belgian troops were cut off and surrounded by the German army | |
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| Sep. 3, 1939 |
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Britain and France declare war on Germany London: No Western power committed to launching a significant offensive, notwithstanding the terms of the Anglo-Polish and Franco-Polish military alliances
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| Sep. 10, 1919 |
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Treaty of St. Germain signed Map of Ch%E2teau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye France The Treaty was signed by the victorious Allies of World War I on the one hand and by the Republic of German-Austria on the other
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| Nov. 11, 1918 |
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Armistice ends World War I Map of Forest of Compi%E8gne France The armistice between the Allies and Germany was the agreement that ended the fighting in western Europe that comprised the First World War
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| Aug. 18, 1917 |
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Verdun offensive began Map of Fleury-devant-Douaumont France On 18 August Fleury was recaptured and by September French counter-attacks had recovered much of the ground lost in July and August
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| Jul. 31, 1917 |
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Battle of Ypres began. Belgium
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| Dec. 12, 1917 |
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Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment. Southern France
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| Feb. 21, 1916 |
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Battle of Verdun begins Map of Verdun France On the Western Front between the German and French armies, on hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in north-eastern France
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| Sep. 6, 1914 |
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First Battle of Marne begins Map of Marne river France Paris: It resulted in an Allied victory against the German Army under Chief of Staff Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
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| Nov. 22, 1890 |
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Charles De Gaulle born A French general, resistant, writer and statesman. He was the leader of Free France. He founded the Fifth Republic
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| May. 10, 1871 |
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Treaty of Frankfurt ends Franco-Prussian War. West Germany
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| Jan. 28, 1871 |
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Paris surrendered to German Army The Siege of Paris led to French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the establishment of the German Empire as well as the Paris Commune
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| Sep. 11, 1855 |
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Sebastopol surrendered Crimea: French, Ottoman, and British were intending to make a triumphal march to Sevastopol. The 56-kilometre traverse took a year of fighting
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| Jul. 27, 1830 |
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Revolution breaks out in Paris The July Revolution saw the overthrow of King Charles X, and the ascent of his cousin Louis-Philippe who himself would in turn be overthrown
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| Jun. 18, 1815 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte defeated at Waterloo Belgium: A French army under Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, comprising an Anglo-allied army
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| Oct. 19, 1812 |
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Napoleon begins retreat from Moscow On 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army
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| Oct. 21, 1805 |
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Battle of Trafalgar Spain: A naval engagement fought by the Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies, during the War of the Third Coalition
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| May. 19, 1802 |
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Order of the Legion of Honor created. Paris
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| Mar. 27, 1802 |
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Treaty of Amiens
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| Feb. 9, 1801 |
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Peace of Luneville
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| Nov. 9, 1799 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte's coup d'etat of Brumaire. Paris
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| Aug. 1, 1798 |
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Nelson wins Battle of the Nile. Egypt
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| Jul. 21, 1798 |
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Battle of the Pyramids. Egypt
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| Aug. 10, 1792 |
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Storming of the Tuileries. Paris
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| Jul. 14, 1789 |
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Fall of the Bastille Paris: The prison only contained 7 inmates but was a symbol of the abuses of the monarchy: its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution
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| Sep. 3, 1783 |
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Definitive Treaty of Paris signed ending American Revolution By representatives between Great Britain and the nations that supported the American cause: France, Spain and the Dutch Republic
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| Aug. 15, 1769 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte born Southern France: Born to Carlo Maria di Buonaparte and Maria Letizia Ramolino in his family's ancestral home, in Ajaccio, the capital of the island of Corsica
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| Feb. 10, 1763 |
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Peace of Paris ceded Canada to Britain
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| May. 11, 1745 |
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Battle of Fontenoy. Belgium
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| Apr. 3, 1559 |
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Peace of Cateau-Cambresis ending Habsburg-Valois Wars
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| Aug. 3, 1529 |
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Treaty of Cambrai
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| Jun. 4, 1520 |
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Henry VIII and Francis I meet on Field of Cloth of Gold
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| Jan. 5, 1477 |
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Defeat and death of Charles the Bold
|
| May. 8, 1429 |
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Joan of Arc liberates Orleans This long-awaited event boosted French morale and paved the way for the final French victory
|
| Apr. 29, 1429 |
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Jeanne of Arc inspires victory at Orleans
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| Oct. 25, 1415 |
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Battle of Agincourt
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| Sep. 19, 1356 |
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Battle of Poitiers
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| Aug. 26, 1346 |
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Battle of Crecy
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| Mar. 30, 1282 |
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Sicilian Vespers. Sicily
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| Jul. 27, 1214 |
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Battle of Bouvines
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| Jul. 13, 1191 |
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Acre taken by Crusaders |
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| Nov. 27, 1095 |
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Pope Urban II preaches First Crusade Southern France: The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a number of crusades that attempted to capture the Holy Lands called by Pope Urban II
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|
| 2016 |
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| Jan.18 |
Avalanche killed five French Foreign Legionnaires |
| 2013 |
|
| Jan.12 |
French soldier killed and hostage dead in Somalia |
| 2012 |
|
| Mar.15 |
Soldiers shot dead in French town |
|
| Jan.20 |
Attack killed four French soldiers |
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.18 |
French copter crash off Gabon kills 7 |
| 2008 |
|
| Aug.19 |
10 French soldiers killed in fighting |
| 1983 |
|
| Oct. 23, 1983 |
Beirut barracks bombing Map of Beirut%96Rafic Hariri International Airport Lebanon| During the Lebanese Civil War 2 truck bombs struck separate buildings housing U.S. and French military forces killing 299 American and French servicemen | |
| 1917 |
|
| Dec. 12, 1917 |
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment. Southern France
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Sep.3 |
France halts Russia warship delivery |
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Jul.16 |
Netanyahu in Paris to commemorate Vel d'Hiv deportation of Jews |
| 2016 |
|
| Feb.15 |
Syria crisis: Strikes on hospitals 'war crimes' |
| 2012 |
|
| Jan.23 |
Senate passes Armenian genocide bill |
| 2006 |
|
| Oct.12 |
French in Armenia 'genocide' row. Paris
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Nov.7 |
France boosts Ivory Coast force |
|
| Jul.31 |
French army moves to Sudan border |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Mar.5 |
French team destroys pirate boats |
| 2009 |
|
| Oct.7 |
Pirates attack navy ship 'in error' |
|
| Apr.15 |
French warship captures pirates |
|
| Feb.16 |
British, French nuclear submarines collide |
| 1805 |
|
| Oct. 21, 1805 |
Battle of Trafalgar Spain: A naval engagement fought by the Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies, during the War of the Third Coalition
| 1890 |
|
| Aug. 1, 1798 |
Nelson wins Battle of the Nile. Egypt
|
|
| 1830 |
|
| Jul. 27, 1830 |
Revolution breaks out in Paris The July Revolution saw the overthrow of King Charles X, and the ascent of his cousin Louis-Philippe who himself would in turn be overthrown
| 1890 |
|
| Nov. 9, 1799 |
Napoleon Bonaparte's coup d'etat of Brumaire. Paris
|
|
| 1890 |
|
| Nov. 22, 1890 |
Charles De Gaulle born A French general, resistant, writer and statesman. He was the leader of Free France. He founded the Fifth Republic
| 1887 |
|
| Aug. 15, 1769 |
Napoleon Bonaparte born Southern France: Born to Carlo Maria di Buonaparte and Maria Letizia Ramolino in his family's ancestral home, in Ajaccio, the capital of the island of Corsica
|
|
| 2018 |
|
| Apr.13 |
US and allies launch strikes on Syria chemical weapons sites. Damascus
|
|
| 1830 |
|
| Jul. 13, 1191 |
Acre taken by Crusaders |
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Sep.27 |
IS conflict: France launches air strikes in Syria |
|
| Aug.23 |
Train shooting: 'Instinct' led US passengers to react |
|
| Jan.26 |
Greek fighter jet crashes in Spain killing 10 people |
| 2013 |
|
| Feb.4 |
French jets target Mali rebel bases |
|
| Feb.3 |
French jets bomb northern Mali |
|
| Jan.13 |
French planes widen Mali attacks |
| 2011 |
|
| Mar.19 |
French fighter jets deployed over Libya |
| 2004 |
|
| Nov.6 |
France attacks Ivorian airbase |
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Jan.17 |
Belgium deploys troops following anti-terror raids |
|
| Jan.12 |
Paris attacks: France to deploy 10,000 troops |
| 2014 |
|
| Sep.14 |
Islamic State crisis: Kerry to lead talks in Paris |
| 2013 |
|
| Aug.30 |
France backs US on Syria action |
|
| Jan.14 |
UN backs French Mali intervention |
|
| Jan.13 |
France vows 'short' Mali campaign |
| 2012 |
|
| May.24 |
President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit |
| 2009 |
|
| Apr.4 |
Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll |
| 2008 |
|
| Nov.19 |
UK, France push more UN troops in Congo |
|
| Jul.25 |
Obama links NATO troops to U.S. tax cuts |
| 2007 |
|
| Sep.16 |
France warning of war with Iran |
| 2006 |
|
| Aug.25 |
Chirac doubts Lebanon force size |
| 1940 |
|
| Jun. 3, 1940 |
Evacuation of Dunkirk completed Map of Dunkirk France| It was the evacuation of Allied soldiers when British, French, and Belgian troops were cut off and surrounded by the German army | |
| 1939 |
|
| Sep. 3, 1939 |
Britain and France declare war on Germany London: No Western power committed to launching a significant offensive, notwithstanding the terms of the Anglo-Polish and Franco-Polish military alliances
| 1802 |
|
| May. 19, 1802 |
Order of the Legion of Honor created. Paris
| 1820 |
|
| Nov. 27, 1095 |
Pope Urban II preaches First Crusade Southern France: The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a number of crusades that attempted to capture the Holy Lands called by Pope Urban II
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Jan.24 |
French President Hollande visits Colombia rebels |
| 2013 |
|
| Mar.23 |
France says militant Abou Zeid dead |
|
| Feb.23 |
Mali operation reaches 'final phase' |
|
| Feb.5 |
French 'kill hundreds' in Mali |
|
| Jan.30 |
French forces take key Mali town |
|
| Jan.28 |
French-led troops secure hold on Timbuktu. Mali
|
| Jan.28 |
French troops 'surround Timbuktu' |
|
| Jan.26 |
French force in Mali 'takes Gao' |
|
| Jan.11 |
France taking on Islamist gangs in Mali |
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.21 |
French fight Ivorian rebels |
| 1890 |
|
| Aug. 10, 1792 |
Storming of the Tuileries. Paris
| 1889 |
|
| Jul. 14, 1789 |
Fall of the Bastille Paris: The prison only contained 7 inmates but was a symbol of the abuses of the monarchy: its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution
| 1858 |
|
| Jan. 5, 1477 |
Defeat and death of Charles the Bold
| 1839 |
|
| Mar. 30, 1282 |
Sicilian Vespers. Sicily
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Feb.14 |
France urges end to Turkish assault on Kurds |
| 2015 |
|
| Feb.7 |
Ukraine crisis: 'Last chance' for peace says Hollande |
|
| Feb.5 |
Hollande and Merkel in key truce talks in Moscow |
| 2012 |
|
| Apr.25 |
France: UN should consider force in Syria |
|
| Feb.23 |
France, Britain to Syria: Cease attacks |
| 2008 |
|
| Sep.8 |
Russians 'agree Georgia deadline' |
|
| Aug.12 |
Georgia agrees to cease-fire proposal |
| 2006 |
|
| Aug.24 |
France boosts Lebanon peace force |
|
| Aug.5 |
U.S., France draft truce deal goes to U.N. |
| 2003 |
|
| Feb.10 |
Chirac, Putin: No need for war |
|
| Jan.23 |
France, Germany will prevent war in Iraq |
| 1973 |
|
| Jan. 27, 1973 |
Vietnam War cease-fire signed Map of The Peninsula Paris Paris France| Paris: The Paris Peace Accords ended direct U.S. military combat, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam | |
| 1919 |
|
| Sep. 10, 1919 |
Treaty of St. Germain signed Map of Ch%E2teau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye France The Treaty was signed by the victorious Allies of World War I on the one hand and by the Republic of German-Austria on the other
| 1918 |
|
| Nov. 11, 1918 |
Armistice ends World War I Map of Forest of Compi%E8gne France The armistice between the Allies and Germany was the agreement that ended the fighting in western Europe that comprised the First World War
| 1871 |
|
| May. 10, 1871 |
Treaty of Frankfurt ends Franco-Prussian War. West Germany
| 1802 |
|
| Mar. 27, 1802 |
Treaty of Amiens
| 1801 |
|
| Feb. 9, 1801 |
Peace of Luneville
| 1889 |
|
| Sep. 3, 1783 |
Definitive Treaty of Paris signed ending American Revolution By representatives between Great Britain and the nations that supported the American cause: France, Spain and the Dutch Republic
| 1887 |
|
| Feb. 10, 1763 |
Peace of Paris ceded Canada to Britain
| 1866 |
|
| Apr. 3, 1559 |
Peace of Cateau-Cambresis ending Habsburg-Valois Wars
| 1863 |
|
| Aug. 3, 1529 |
Treaty of Cambrai
| 1862 |
|
| Jun. 4, 1520 |
Henry VIII and Francis I meet on Field of Cloth of Gold
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Feb.22 |
Two Western journalists killed in Syria
| 2008 |
|
| Jun.29 |
Shooting demo uses real bullets, injures 16 |
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| May.28 |
French and German leaders mark Verdun battle centenary |
| 2014 |
|
| Aug.3 |
French and German leaders mark WW1 anniversary |
|
| Jun.6 |
D-Day anniversary: Veterans mark historic invasion
|
| Jun.5 |
D-Day anniversary: World leaders gather for ceremony |
| 2009 |
|
| Jun.6 |
Leaders' tribute to D-Day heroes |
|
| Jun.5 |
Veterans gather for D-Day event |
| 2004 |
|
| Jun.6 |
D-Day: 'America would do it again' |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Sep.8 |
Syria chemical arms: 'Global red line' crossed - Kerry |
|
| Jun.4 |
Syrian regime 'used sarin' - France |
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