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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Georges Picquart memberOf French Army
Fort Douaumont constructedBy French Army
Fort Douaumont recapturedBy French Army
Alfred Dreyfus militaryBranch French Army
Fort Vaux builtBy French Army
Fort Vaux garrisonedBy French Army
Fort Vaux recapturedBy French Army
Nicolas Soult militaryBranch French Army
French Ninth Army partOf French Army
French Ninth Army branch French Army
Frederick Schomberg militaryBranch French Army
Fall of Paris opponent French Army
Monastir capturedBy French Army
Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano servedIn French Army
this entity surface form: French royal army
André Corap militaryBranch French Army
Jean Lannes militaryBranch French Army
French Second Army partOf French Army
French Second Army militaryBranch French Army
Raid on Rochefort (1757) opposedBy French Army
dragoon historicallyUsedBy French Army
Battle of Ceresole combatantType French Army
this entity surface form: French army
French Fifth Army partOf French Army
French Fifth Army serviceBranch French Army
this entity surface form: Armée de terre (French Army)
Victor-Emmanuel Leclerc employer French Army
Count Axel von Fersen the Younger militaryBranch French Army
subject surface form: Axel von Fersen the Younger
Tarbes hasMilitaryPresence French Army
this entity surface form: French Army units
Louis Thomas of Savoy, Count of Soissons militaryBranch French Army
this entity surface form: French army
Robert Nivelle militaryBranch French Army
Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau depicts French Army
this entity surface form: French army
Antoine militaryBranch French Army
subject surface form: Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
Inkerman involvedMilitaryForce French Army
2nd Panzer Division engagedAgainst French Army
Pratzen Heights usedBy French Army
this entity surface form: French army
Battle of Paderborn (Seven Years' War) hasParticipant French Army
this entity surface form: French army
Georges Valois militaryService French Army
this entity surface form: French Army in World War I
Joseph Joffre militaryBranch French Army
Siege of Philippsburg (1734) besiegingForce French Army
this entity surface form: French army