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A French Resistance fighter, smiling in defiance, faces a German firing squad during the occupation of France in the Second World War (1939-45). Imperial War Museums

Artist's impression of Dutch explorers meeting a French ship near the coastline, with a port town and mountains in the background. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.

The Quasi-War (1798-1800) or 'Half War' was a limited, undeclared naval conflict fought between the United States and the First French Republic. Hostilities arose when French privateers began attacking neutral American shipping, resulting...

Portrait of Marie Louise of Austria (l. 1791-1847), oil on canvas by Robert Lefevre, 1812. Daughter of Emperor Francis I of Austria, she was the second wife of French Emperor Napoleon I and was therefore Empress of the French from 1810 until...

The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident that occurred in 1797-98, involving diplomats from the United States and Revolutionary France. Amidst rising tensions between the two nations, President John Adams sent envoys to Paris to negotiate...

A French dragoon rides off with a captured Prussian flag at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt (14 October 1806) during the War of the Fourth Coalition. Painting by Édouard Detaille, 1898. Musée de l'Armée, Paris.

French civilians and a British military policeman in La Brèche d'Hermanville behind Sword Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944. (Imperial War Museums)

Charge of the French 4th Hussars at the Battle of Friedland (14 June 1807). Initially titled "Vive l'Empeurer!", oil on canva by Édouard Detaille, 1891. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia.

A photograph showing members of the French Foreign Legion who fought at the battle of Bir Hakeim in June 1942 during the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

Chrage of the 19th Hungarian Infantry Regiment against French troops, part of the Battle of Leipzig (16-19 October 1813). By Fritz Neumann, 19th century.