France got so much battlefield success because they somehow managed to fail to truly capitalize on it time and time and time again. It’s lowkey mark of failure, not true glory.
D3712 on
Both takes get posted every half hour can we move on as a society
Cosmic_King_Thor on
And England won more battles than the colonists in the American War for Independence. If you don’t win the important ones or are unable to capitalise on the major wins you do get, it doesn’t matter if you’ve technically won more battles.
MildlyUpsetGerbil on
If the French want me to defend their martial honor then maybe they shouldn’t be perpetually rude to literally everyone they speak with.
“Hi! I’m lost, can you point me in the direction of-”
“WEE WEE! THE IGNORANT AMERICAN TOURIST DOES NOT KNOW THE PARISIAN STREETS! YOU FILTHY MUTTS ARE SOOOO UNCULTURED!”
Key-Cheek-3121 on
ins’t in history in general ?
thotpatrolactual on
Fuck one goat and all that.
bearboyjd on
I have always found it funny that Joan of Arc is one of the most recognizable French figures and yet France is known for waving the white flag. Don’t get me wrong I make jokes at the fr*nchs expense too but Joan of Arc’s story is one of the most inspiring stories imo.
mopar_md on
France jokes are the product of recency bias, age-old British rivalry and American exceptionalism, and it’s getting kinda insufferable ngl
America and the UK would be better places if they actually inspired change in their societies like the French do
Fr05t_B1t on
Most of their wins came from an ethnic Italian whose home island came under Fr*nch rule
Henghast on
Breaking news one of the oldest, largest and most populous nations in Europe has the most victories in all recorded history.
ehlathrop on
Remember, it took SEVEN coalitions to finally defeat Napoleon.
Happy-Viper on
You get crushed in the most recent World War and then capitulate to the Nazis, it’s really hard to get that stain off your record.
Hopeful_Eye74 on
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InsideHousing4965 on
As I said on the other post, to me, at least, it doesn’t matter at all the military history of a country past 100 years ago.
So what of the French had some victories under Napoleon or when people fought with lances and armour?
The reality is that they had their ass beaten all over the world during the 20th century.
Because by that same logic, the one with the most military victories would be Italy from the time of the Roman Empire.
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Honestly: so?
France got so much battlefield success because they somehow managed to fail to truly capitalize on it time and time and time again. It’s lowkey mark of failure, not true glory.
Both takes get posted every half hour can we move on as a society
And England won more battles than the colonists in the American War for Independence. If you don’t win the important ones or are unable to capitalise on the major wins you do get, it doesn’t matter if you’ve technically won more battles.
If the French want me to defend their martial honor then maybe they shouldn’t be perpetually rude to literally everyone they speak with.
“Hi! I’m lost, can you point me in the direction of-”
“WEE WEE! THE IGNORANT AMERICAN TOURIST DOES NOT KNOW THE PARISIAN STREETS! YOU FILTHY MUTTS ARE SOOOO UNCULTURED!”
ins’t in history in general ?
Fuck one goat and all that.
I have always found it funny that Joan of Arc is one of the most recognizable French figures and yet France is known for waving the white flag. Don’t get me wrong I make jokes at the fr*nchs expense too but Joan of Arc’s story is one of the most inspiring stories imo.
France jokes are the product of recency bias, age-old British rivalry and American exceptionalism, and it’s getting kinda insufferable ngl
America and the UK would be better places if they actually inspired change in their societies like the French do
Most of their wins came from an ethnic Italian whose home island came under Fr*nch rule
Breaking news one of the oldest, largest and most populous nations in Europe has the most victories in all recorded history.
Remember, it took SEVEN coalitions to finally defeat Napoleon.
You get crushed in the most recent World War and then capitulate to the Nazis, it’s really hard to get that stain off your record.
🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫
As I said on the other post, to me, at least, it doesn’t matter at all the military history of a country past 100 years ago.
So what of the French had some victories under Napoleon or when people fought with lances and armour?
The reality is that they had their ass beaten all over the world during the 20th century.
Because by that same logic, the one with the most military victories would be Italy from the time of the Roman Empire.