French Army

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The French Army is the land-based military force of France, historically notable for its decisive support to the American Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and its major role in European and global conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
land warfare branch
allegiance French Republic
alliance NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
commandStructure Chief of Staff of the French Army
component Army Reserve
Army Special Forces Command
French Foreign Legion
armoured units
army aviation units
artillery units
engineer units
infantry units
regular forces
country France
doctrine combined arms operations
expeditionary warfare
engagedIn Algerian War of Independence
surface form: Algerian War

American Revolutionary War
First Indochina War
Franco-Prussian War
French Revolutionary Wars
Gulf War
Napoleonic Wars
Operation Barkhane
Operation Serval
UN peacekeepers
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping missions

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan

World War I
World War II
foundedBy Charles VII of France
foundingDate 1445
garrisonLabel Headquarters
headquartersLocation Paris
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
historicalPredecessor French Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: Royal French Army
languageOfCommand French
militaryBranchOf France
motto Honneur et Patrie
surface form: "Honneur et Patrie"
nativeName Army
surface form: Armée de terre
notableUnit 1st Infantry Regiment
2nd Armoured Brigade
Chasseurs alpins
French Foreign Legion
French Foreign Legion
surface form: Troupes de marine
partOf French Armed Forces
precededBy Feudal levies of the Kingdom of France
reportsTo Chief of the Defence Staff (France)
role land warfare
significantBattle Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Battle of Verdun
Siege of Yorktown
surface form: Battle of Yorktown

First Battle of the Marne
surface form: Battle of the Marne
supported Continental Army
type professional army
usesConscription no
usesEquipment CAESAR self-propelled howitzer
FAMAS assault rifle
HK416F assault rifle
Leclerc main battle tank
Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter
surface form: Tigre attack helicopter

VBCI infantry fighting vehicle

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Lafayette family associatedWith French Army
GMLRS rocket usedBy French Army
Siege of Mons (1709) defendedBy French Army
Fernand Mondego associatedWith French Army
this entity surface form: French army
Henri Regnault militaryBranch French Army
Chevalier d’Éon servedIn French Army
Commune Council dissolvedBy French Army
Bloody Week perpetrator French Army
Blanc Mont Ridge usedBy French Army
Pragmatic Army opponent French Army
Battle of Val involvedForce French Army
this entity surface form: French army
Frédéric Rimbaud militaryBranch French Army
Sieur du Lhut militaryBranch French Army
Jean-Daniel Dumas militaryBranch French Army
Jean Martinon militaryService French Army
Consular Guard partOf French Army
Old Guard militaryBranch French Army
Middle Guard militaryBranch French Army
Young Guard militaryBranch French Army
Retirada (mass flight to France in early 1939) participant French Army
subject surface form: Retirada
Foot Artillery of the Guard branch French Army
Retour des cendres (return of Napoleon’s remains to France) hasParticipant French Army
subject surface form: Retour des cendres
M26 operator French Army
subject surface form: M26 Pershing
Charles Noguès militaryBranch French Army
Charles de Bussy militaryBranch French Army
Jean Degoutte militaryBranch French Army
Army of Germany militaryBranch French Army
Battle of Flushing belligerent French Army
Comte de Clermont militaryBranch French Army
Hougomont attackedBy French Army
this entity surface form: French army
AS532 Cougar usedBy French Army
M47 Patton usedBy French Army
Auguste Dubail militaryBranch French Army
Auguste Dubail employer French Army
French Army Group partOf French Army