would they do the same again if require?
2007-12-01 02:12:11 · 25 answers · asked by Clean heart 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Yes, they did and we have been paying them back since then. They run and we fight for them.
2007-12-01 02:41:31 · answer #1 · answered by The Hell With This Constitution 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I agree with "Knownow". It was the French navy which greatly aided the Americans. The final battle at Yorktown was really won by French Admiral Rochambeau, not George Washington.
Would the French do the same now? I don't know. The American Revolutionary war happened during the time of the French monarchy, not during the time of the French republic. At the time, we had two imperial powers struggling for power in Europe and the world. The war against the British in America was just a minor item at the time for the French.
Much of the French attitude toward fighting wars is overshadowed by what happened in France during World War I (1914-1918). The war was almost entirely fought in France, and approximately 1.5 million French were killed. Most of the physical destruction to land and buildings happened in France. If we compare the loss of life to the Napoleonic Wars, the French lost in 4 years during the period 1914 to 1918 what Napoleon lost in 14 years that he was in power. There are war memorials all over France, in every village and city large and small. Unexploded munitions from World War I are still being found in France. In November, there was a broadcast from National Public Radio about the finding of "live" unexploded munitions that continues to today. When my family visited France 10 years ago, our tour guide told of a situation near Verdun where a family was camping in the countryside and their campfire set off a buried artillery shell.
Would the French help the Americans in the future? They would if it were in their own self-interest. Of course, they would meticulously calculate the benefits and risks before making a commitment.
2007-12-01 10:29:51 · answer #2 · answered by Mark 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yep France fought against England in the Independence of both America and against the English over Canada and against the Americans over the territories too.
2007-12-01 10:24:07 · answer #3 · answered by Philip P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
France and Britain had a very big rivalry, it was known as the 100 year war, but it never was a hundread years of war, it was just odd conflicts, large battles etc. France did everything tactically to avoid britain getting bigger and America was one of the wars. Independace war. Also the amricans had a great tactic called the riflemen nowaday snipers. This was 1 way to win. Britain took the experiance from america used it on france and france found it an unfair way of fighting.
2007-12-01 10:43:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The French very much did help the American colonists win their independence from Gt.Brit during the American War of Independence.
The Statue of Liberty is a gift from the people of France to the people of America. It represents the strong links between France and the USA.
Every time you raise a glass of domestic [American] wine to your lips, always remember that it was the French settlers who made this possible.
Look south and think of Louisianna - it still has quite a lof of Napoleonic law in place and in use. Many hundreds of officers of the former Grand Armee of France settled there after the Napoleonic wars and became Americans.
The most famous French General of the American War of Independence is Lafayette - the world famous French hero!
Lafayette, California - Wikipedia,
Lafayette is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. ... (in 1857) after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero of the American ...
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette,_California
FRANCE Libre!
2007-12-02 05:54:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's true.... not to mention about 4 other European countries...
Without them America would have lost. No that's not me being a stubborn Brit, it's the truth - I only bring this up as a retort to the countless number of times I have heard Americans scream, "OMGZ WE PWND U IN THE INDEPENDENCE WAR!!111".
Mention France and the rest of the countries which saved Americas **** to them and they soon shut up ;)
Oh and I don't think France would war against a fellow EU country, especially aginst America.
2007-12-01 10:30:45 · answer #6 · answered by Squiddy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Marquis De Lafayette is the most famous of the French. Thier Navy caused the victory at Yorktown which ended British hostilities.
The marquis is one of two persons in history granted dual citizenship, the other is Winston Churchill.
Ret. USAF SNCO
2007-12-01 20:10:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.Yes they did.
2. Probably not.
They might just try to support the British in a fight for independence from the USA.
2007-12-02 09:10:46 · answer #8 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't they teach HISTORY any longer ??
France started very low-key... afraid to anger the Brits and start another full-scale war. However, as the Colonials began to succeed, the French King gave support: Naval and Troops.
Amusingly, the King' support introduced the thought of Democracy to France and led to their OWN revolution and the King's depose and execution just a few years later.
2007-12-01 10:30:57 · answer #9 · answered by mariner31 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The French are cheese eating surrender monkeys, apparently. Some American politician expressed that view before the 2nd Iraq War.
2007-12-03 08:48:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Incidentily, I asume you mean fight.
But yes, the French did support the Americans during the battle of independance and as a gesture of their loyalty they gave them the Statue of Liberty; which was made in Paris.
2007-12-02 12:31:01 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋