French Warfare History - Page 2

Manitou · 2003-02-13, 03:10 PM

Originally posted by Lexington_Steele
BTW, what does France's record implicate?

France may bey opting out of fighting because they know if they do fight, NATO will lose.

Don't hate on France. They are doing their very best to preseve a NATO victory.

Glad you are NC!

BLuE_ZeRO · 2003-02-13, 03:18 PM

Sputty · 2003-02-13, 04:54 PM

mistled · 2003-02-13, 04:59 PM

Unregistered, that's classic

Navaron · 2003-02-13, 05:43 PM

Best. Thread. Ever.

Bighoss · 2003-02-13, 05:51 PM

Originally posted by Lexington_Steele
In defense of the undefended, France did dominate europe for a significant period of time.

Charlemagne, Louis XIV, and Napoleon do come to mind when I think of great leaders in history.

Charlemagne and Louis XIV increased french power a great deal and made france the dominant area in the western world.

As far as Napoleon, you can't blame him too much for losing. Who knew that fighting a ground war against the Russians was such a bad idea?

Charlemagne doesn't count as a great french ruler. He was the leader of the Franks which were more like Barbarians. They also didn't have a France at the time I think they were making the Holy Roman Empire or is that Barbarossa? I confused

Zatrais · 2003-02-13, 05:58 PM

damn frenchies

Bighoss · 2003-02-13, 06:02 PM

I'm tired of Nato I want something else

Jaged · 2003-02-13, 07:04 PM

All that said, during the first gulf war, a hole regiment of Arab troops surrendered to a lone french camera man. And no, I am not kidding, this realy happened.

Unregistered · 2003-02-13, 07:15 PM

That's only because a French Film is far more frightening then a French Soldier. Hell I think French Films are considered torture under the Geniva Convention.

Navaron · 2003-02-13, 07:16 PM

roflmfao!!!!!

mistled · 2003-02-13, 07:18 PM

Originally posted by Jaged
All that said, during the first gulf war, a hole regiment of Arab troops surrendered to a lone french camera man. And no, I am not kidding, this realy happened.

That's only because the Arabs know that American's special forces are sneaky as hell and they would do something as devious as sending a lone frenchie out by himself, so that when the Arabs attacked, they could jump out from hiding and crush them.

Lexington_Steele · 2003-02-13, 07:43 PM

Originally posted by Bighoss
Charlemagne doesn't count as a great french ruler. He was the leader of the Franks which were more like Barbarians. They also didn't have a France at the time I think they were making the Holy Roman Empire or is that Barbarossa? I confused

Why doesn't he count? He was ruling from where france is today. Is it such a strech to see that France came from the Franks? (I believe that Napoleonic france covered Charlemagne's kingdom and then some)

Did the French just materialize out of thin air and kick out the Franks?

mistled · 2003-02-13, 07:48 PM

I think so, yeah... *j/k*

Bighoss · 2003-02-13, 09:45 PM

Originally posted by Lexington_Steele
Why doesn't he count? He was ruling from where france is today. Is it such a strech to see that France came from the Franks? (I believe that Napoleonic france covered Charlemagne's kingdom and then some)

Did the French just materialize out of thin air and kick out the Franks?

cultures were too different at the time. They evolved into the french but they were a Barbarian tribe at first. Franks and French are different