The MNLA supported Supporting the French and Chadian forces in military operations against Islamists sanctuaries in the mountains .

A series of Islamists sponsored Supply terror attacks Attack plagued MNLA forces for siding with the French .

A feigned landing Self_motion at Bulair by the Royal Naval Division and a real landing Self_motion at Anzac Cove were made to the north at Gaba Tepe , by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps before dawn and a diversionary landing Self_motion was made by French forces at Kum Kale on the Asiatic shore of the Straits .

After dark another demonstration Supporting was made Causation by the French in Besika Bay .

The Florentines had thrown off GiveUp Medici rule and established Building a republic after the Sack of Rome in 1527 ; the Florentine Republic had continued to participate Participation in the war on the side of the French .

In the Battle Hostile_encounter of Mansilla or Battle of Mansilla de las Mulas on 30 December 1808 an Imperial French corps led by Nicolas Soult caught Self_motion up with a Spanish corps commanded by Pedro Caro , 3rd Marquis of la Romana .

Half of the rear guard were trapped Filling against the river and forced Motion to surrender Surrendering , others were cut Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale down by Imperial French sabers .

On 11 January 2013 , the French military began Process_start operations against the Islamists .

Fighting is still ongoing even though French forces are scheduled for withdrawal Escaping .

It is organised Arranging by the French aerospace industry 's primary representative body , the `` Groupement des industries françaises aéronautiques et spatiales '' ( GIFAS ) .

Despite the secrecy , French agents were able to discover Know British intentions and warn Warning authorities in Quebec .

The signing Sign_agreement was witnessed Scrutiny by the Foreign Ministers of Germany and Poland , Frank-Walter Steinmeier , Radosław Sikorski , respectively , and the Director of the Continental Europe Department of the French Foreign Ministry , Eric Fournier .

These men were to disrupt Hindering enemy communications Communication between West Brittany and the remainder of France , and in all 58 Free French soldiers were dropped Motion_directional on no fewer than 18 undefended drop zones between St. Malo and Vannes .

Most of the funding for the French war effort was provided Supply by the U.S. After the French quit Indochina in 1954 , the US assumed financial and military support for the South Vietnamese state .

Most of the funding for the French war effort was provided Supply by the U.S. After the French quit Indochina in 1954 , the US assumed financial and military support for the South Vietnamese state .

Across the river , Strasbourg , an Alsatian city , was a French Revolutionary stronghold .

This battle Hostile_encounter was part of the Rhine Campaign Military_operation of 1796 , in the French Revolutionary War Military_operation of the First Coalition .

The crossings had been contested before : in 1678 during the French-Dutch war Military_operation , in 1703 during the War Military_operation of the Spanish Succession , in 1733 during the War Military_operation of the Polish Succession , and earlier in Battle Hostile_encounter of Kehl , when the French crossed Motion_directional into the German states on 23–24 June .

Critical to French success would be the army 's ability Assistance to cross the Rhine at will .

The crossings at Hüningen , near the Swiss city of Basel , and at Kehl , offered Giving access to most of southwestern Germany ; from there , French armies could sweep north , south , or east , depending on their military goal .

In late summer of 1796 , the Austrian force reacquired most of the territory lost to the French earlier in the summer .

On 18 September 1796 , the Austrians temporarily acquired Getting control Control of the `` tête-du-ponts '' ( bridgeheads ) joining Kehl and Strasbourg until a strong French counter-attack Attack forced Causation them to retreat Escaping , leaving the French in control Control of the bridges but the Austrians in control Control of the territory surrounding them .

On 18 September 1796 , the Austrians temporarily acquired Getting control Control of the `` tête-du-ponts '' ( bridgeheads ) joining Kehl and Strasbourg until a strong French counter-attack Attack forced Causation them to retreat Escaping , leaving the French in control Control of the bridges but the Austrians in control Control of the territory surrounding them .

Control Control of the surrounding territory there prevented Preventing_or_letting the French from crossing Motion_directional to safety in Strasbourg , and required Imposing_obligation the French commander , Jean Victor Marie Moreau , to withdraw Escaping toward Basel .

Control Control of the surrounding territory there prevented Preventing_or_letting the French from crossing Motion_directional to safety in Strasbourg , and required Imposing_obligation the French commander , Jean Victor Marie Moreau , to withdraw Escaping toward Basel .

The frigate action of 29 May 1794—not to be confused with the much larger fleet action of 29 May 1794 that took place in the same waters at the same time—was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter of the French Revolutionary Wars between a Royal Navy frigate and a French Navy frigate .

The frigate action of 29 May 1794—not to be confused with the much larger fleet action of 29 May 1794 that took place in the same waters at the same time—was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter of the French Revolutionary Wars between a Royal Navy frigate and a French Navy frigate .

The action formed Coming_to_be a minor part of the Atlantic campaign of May 1794 , a campaign Military_operation which culminated Process_end in the battle of the Glorious First of June , and was unusual in that the French ship `` Castor '' had only been in French hands for a few days at the time of the engagement .

The action formed Coming_to_be a minor part of the Atlantic campaign of May 1794 , a campaign Military_operation which culminated Process_end in the battle of the Glorious First of June , and was unusual in that the French ship `` Castor '' had only been in French hands for a few days at the time of the engagement .

`` Castor '' had previously been a British ship , seized Hold on 19 May by a French battle squadron in the Bay of Biscay and converted Change to French service while still at sea .

`` Castor '' had previously been a British ship , seized Hold on 19 May by a French battle squadron in the Bay of Biscay and converted Change to French service while still at sea .

Ultimately Laforey was successful , in part due to testimony from the defeated French captain , proving his case and claiming the prize money .

The Action of 5 May 1794 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter in the Indian Ocean during the French Revolutionary Wars Hostile_encounter .

A British squadron had been blockading Besieging the French island of Isle de France ( now Mauritius ) since early in the year , and early on 5 May discovered Know two ships approaching Arriving their position .

As the strange vessels came Self_motion closer , they were recognised Know as the French frigate `` Duguay Trouin '' , which had been captured Conquering from the East India Company the year before , and a small brig .

The British frigate HMS `` Orpheus '' was the first to arrive Arriving , and soon completely disabled Destroying the French frigate , successfully raking Damaging the wallowing ship .

After an hour and twenty minutes the French captain surrendered Surrendering , Captain Henry Newcome of `` Orpheus '' taking over Change_of_leadership the captured ship and bringing Bringing his prize back to port in India .

Benbow vigorously attacked Attack the French squadron , but the refusal of most of his captains to support Supporting the action allowed Preventing_or_letting du Casse to escape Escaping .

Benbow 's resolution to pursue the French , in what proved to be his last fight , proved irresistible to the public imagination .

The 2010 Trophée des champions Competition ( ) was the 15th edition of the French supercup .

Like last year , the idea was to promote Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale French football abroad , but this time more specifically in Africa and the Arab world .

The match Competition marked Recording the 74th time `` Classique '' rivals Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain played Competition against each other and was the second match Competition , the first being the 2006 French Cup final Process_end , in the rivalry 's history to not be contested Participation at neither the Stade Vélodrome or the Parc des Princes .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Reims ( 12–13 March Self_motion 1814 ) was fought Hostile_encounter at Reims , France between an Imperial French army commanded Control by Emperor Napoleon and a combined Cause_to_amalgamate Russian-Prussian corps led Causation by General Emmanuel de Saint-Priest .

On the first day , Saint-Priest 's Russians and General Friedrich Wilhelm von Jagow 's Prussians easily captured Conquering Reims from its French National Guard garrison , capturing Arrest or killing Killing more than half of its defenders .

In the battle Hostile_encounter that followed , the French army struck Attack with crushing Bodily_harm force Military_operation and the Allies were routed Bodily_harm with serious losses Earnings_and_losses .

The Japanese `` coup d'état '' in French Indochina , known as Meigo Sakusen ( Operation `` Bright Moon '' ) , was a Japanese operation that took place Process_start on 9 March 1945 towards the end of World War II .

With Japanese forces losing Earnings_and_losses the war and the threat of an Allied invasion of Indochina imminent , the Japanese were concerned about an uprising against them by French colonial forces .

Despite the French having anticipated an attack , the Japanese struck Attack in a military campaign attacking Attack garrisons all over the colony .

The French were caught off guard and all of the garrisons were overrun Attack with some then having to escape Escaping to Nationalist China where they were harshly interned Arrest .

The Japanese replaced Change_of_leadership French officials , and effectively dismantled Destroying their control of Indochina .