The French crews resisted Defending , but the British boarding parties successfully captured Conquering all three vessels without suffering Bodily_harm any casualties Killing .

The climax of the engagement occurred Presence on November 17 , when an aggressive feint Defending by the French Imperial Guard induced Causation Kutuzov to delay Change_event_time a potentially decisive final Process_end Russian attack Attack .

Despite Napoleon 's success Achieve in saving Rescuing part of his army from destruction Destroying at Krasnoi , overall the encounter Hostile_encounter was ruinous Catastrophe for the French .

During the four days of combat Napoleon 's subordinate commanders suffered Bodily_harm heavy defeats in individual actions , and large numbers of French stragglers were captured Conquering by the Russians .

The Dubai police found Know that 12 of the suspects used Using British passports , along with six Irish , four French , one German , and three Australian passports .

After the French Monarchy was abolished GiveUp in September 1792 the United States refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to continue repaying its large debt to France , which had supported Supporting it during its own War for Independence .

The unexpected fighting Hostile_encounter ability of the newly re-established U.S. Navy , which concentrated Aiming on attacking Attack the French West Indian privateers , together with the growing Expansion weaknesses and final overthrow Change_of_leadership of the ruling French Directory , led Causation Foreign Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord ( better known as Talleyrand ) to reopen Openness negotiations Communication with the US .

The unexpected fighting Hostile_encounter ability of the newly re-established U.S. Navy , which concentrated Aiming on attacking Attack the French West Indian privateers , together with the growing Expansion weaknesses and final overthrow Change_of_leadership of the ruling French Directory , led Causation Foreign Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord ( better known as Talleyrand ) to reopen Openness negotiations Communication with the US .

Few of the occupying British , French , and Italian troops had been deployed Arranging or engaged Forming_relationships in combat .

On 13 November 1918 , a French brigade entered Arriving the city to begin the Occupation of Constantinople and its immediate dependencies , followed Self_motion by a fleet consisting Cause_to_be_included of British , French , Italian and Greek ships deploying Arranging soldiers on the ground the next day .

On 13 November 1918 , a French brigade entered Arriving the city to begin the Occupation of Constantinople and its immediate dependencies , followed Self_motion by a fleet consisting Cause_to_be_included of British , French , Italian and Greek ships deploying Arranging soldiers on the ground the next day .

Beginning in December , French troops began Process_start successive seizures Control of Ottoman territory , including the towns of Antakya , Mersin , Tarsus , Ceyhan , Adana , Osmaniye and Islahiye .

Resistance to the occupations started Process_start in Dörtyol against the French on 19 December 1918 by the actions of Mehmet Çavuş .

British forces Military_operation based in Syria occupied Control Maraş , Urfa and Birecik , while French forces embarked Self_motion by gunboats and sent Sending troops to the Black Sea ports of Zonguldak and Karadeniz Ereğli commanding Control Turkey 's coal mining region .

The early months of the war , which had begun Process_start in February , had seen Perception_active a number of French frigates raiding Attack British merchant shipping in the Channel , and HMS `` Crescent '' under Captain James Saumarez was deployed Arranging to watch Perception_active the port of Cherbourg with the aim Aiming of disrupting Hindering the operations Military_operation of the French frigates `` Réunion '' and `` Sémillante '' that were based in the harbour .

The early months of the war , which had begun Process_start in February , had seen Perception_active a number of French frigates raiding Attack British merchant shipping in the Channel , and HMS `` Crescent '' under Captain James Saumarez was deployed Arranging to watch Perception_active the port of Cherbourg with the aim Aiming of disrupting Hindering the operations Military_operation of the French frigates `` Réunion '' and `` Sémillante '' that were based in the harbour .

Saumarez immediately moved Motion to engage Hostile_encounter the French ship and managed Control to isolate Removing the frigate and subject Using it to a fierce barrage Use_firearm of fire for more than two hours .

It was mainly caused Causation by disagreement Quarreling on whether men should be conscripted Employment to fight Hostile_encounter in the war , but also brought Bringing out many issues Creating regarding relations between French Canadians and English Canadians .

Almost all French Canadians opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act conscription ; they felt Change_sentiment that they had no particular loyalty to either Britain or France .

Initial English successes , notably at the famous Battle of Agincourt , coupled Cause_to_amalgamate with divisions among the French ruling class , allowed Preventing_or_letting the English to gain Getting control Control of large parts of France .

In 1420 , the Treaty of Troyes was signed Sign_agreement , by which the English king married Forming_relationships the French princess Catherine and was made Manufacturing regent Change_of_leadership of the kingdom and heir to the throne of France .

Some of the French nobility refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to recognize Know the agreement , however , and so military subjugation was still necessary to enforce Action its provisions .

With charismatic leaders such as Joan of Arc and La Hire , and with England losing Earnings_and_losses its main allies , the French forces counterattacked Attack .

Charles VII of France was crowned Change_of_leadership in Notre-Dame de Reims in 1429 , and from then a slow but steady reconquest of English-held French territories ensued Incident .

English , and later British monarchs would continue to nominally claim Statement the French throne until 1801 , though they would never again seriously pursue it .

The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Algeciras ( also known as the Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar ) was a naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter on the night of 12 July 1801 ( 23 messidor an IX of the French Republican Calendar ) between a squadron of British Royal Navy ships of the line and a larger squadron of ships from the Spanish Navy and French Navy in the Gut of Gibraltar .

The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Algeciras ( also known as the Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar ) was a naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter on the night of 12 July 1801 ( 23 messidor an IX of the French Republican Calendar ) between a squadron of British Royal Navy ships of the line and a larger squadron of ships from the Spanish Navy and French Navy in the Gut of Gibraltar .

The battle followed closely the First Battle of Algeciras on 6 July , in which a French squadron anchored at the Spanish port of Algeciras was attacked Attack by a larger British squadron based at nearby Gibraltar .

Retiring for repairs , both sides called up Request reinforcements , the French receiving Receiving support Supporting first , from the Spanish fleet based at Cadiz , which sent Sending six ships of the line to escort the French squadron to safety .

Retiring for repairs , both sides called up Request reinforcements , the French receiving Receiving support Supporting first , from the Spanish fleet based at Cadiz , which sent Sending six ships of the line to escort the French squadron to safety .

A second stage of the battle then developed Cause_to_make_progress , as HMS `` Venerable '' took the lead of the British line , attacking Attack the rearmost French ship `` Formidable '' under Captain Amable Troude .

In a furious and protracted engagement , `` Venerable '' suffered Bodily_harm heavy damage Damaging and was driven Motion ashore , allowing Preventing_or_letting the remainder of the French force to return Arriving to Cadiz without further fighting Hostile_encounter .

In the aftermath of the action Response , `` Venerable '' was towed Body_movement off the shoreline and back to Gibraltar for repairs , while the remainder of the British squadron restored Recovering the British blockade of the French and Spanish ships in Cadiz , returning Arriving the situation to that in place before the battle .

The Siege of Roses ( or Siege of Rosas ) began Process_start on 28 November 1794 and lasted Process_end until 4 February 1795 when the Spanish garrison abandoned GiveUp the port and the forces of the First French Republic took control .

Dominique Catherine de Pérignon commanded Control the French army and Domingo Salvator Izquierdo led the Spanish defenders .

The siege took place Process_start during the War of the Pyrenees which was part of the French Revolutionary Wars .

The French inflicted Change_sentiment a severe defeat Conquering on the Spanish army at the Black Mountain in November 1794 .

In the aftermath , the French army quickly captured Conquering Figueras and its fortress .

A reciprocal French advance eastwards in Artois could cut Removing the rail lines supplying the German armies between Arras and Reims .

French operations in Artois , Champagne and Alsace from November–December 1914 , led General Joseph Joffre , Generalissimo ( Commander in Chief ) and head of Grand Quartier Général ( GQG ) , to continue the offensive in Champagne against the German southern rail supply route and to plan an offensive in Artois , against the lines supplying the German armies from the north .

Field Marshal Sir John French , commander of the British Expeditionary Force ( BEF ) , co-operated Collaboration with the French strategy to capture Vimy Ridge , by planning British attacks against Aubers Ridge .

Field Marshal Sir John French , commander of the British Expeditionary Force ( BEF ) , co-operated Collaboration with the French strategy to capture Vimy Ridge , by planning British attacks against Aubers Ridge .

The French attacked Attack Vimy Ridge and the British attacked Attack further north in the Battle of Aubers Ridge ( 9 May ) and the Battle of Festubert The battle was fought Hostile_encounter during the German offensive of the Second Battle of Ypres which the Germans ended to reinforce the Artois front .

The initial French attack broke Bodily_harm through and captured Conquering Vimy Ridge but reserve units were not able to reinforce Cause_change_of_strength the troops on the ridge , before German counter-attacks forced them back about half-way to their jumping-off points .

The British offensive was suspended Process_end until 15 May , when the Battle of Festubert began and French attacks from 15 May to 15 June were concentrated on the flanks , to create jumping-off points for a second general offensive , which began on 16 June .

The British attacks at Festubert forced the Germans back and diverted Removing reserves from the French but the French gained Getting little more ground , despite firing double the amount of artillery ammunition , at the cost of many casualties to both sides .

The British attacks at Festubert forced the Germans back and diverted Removing reserves from the French but the French gained Getting little more ground , despite firing double the amount of artillery ammunition , at the cost of many casualties to both sides .

The French offensive had advanced Cause_to_make_progress the front line about towards Vimy Ridge , on an front .

The Haitian Revolution Change_of_leadership ( ) was a successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection Change_of_leadership by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue , now the sovereign nation of Haiti .

It involved Participation blacks , mulattoes , French , Spanish , and British participants—with the ex-slave Toussaint L'Ouverture emerging Coming_to_be as Haiti 's most charismatic hero .