Why did France fight so poorly in the Franco Prussian war?
Why did France fight so poorly in the Franco Prussian war?
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Because France's entire military strength came from having a large population and Germany had a larger population.
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>France fights for Republic in Revolutionary War
>beats the entirety of Europe
>France fights under dictatorship in 1879
>gets destroyed
>France fights under fledgling socialist dictatorship in WW2
>surrenders
You can graph French military success against how much liberty, equality and fraternity they enjoyed. Note how after 1804/1805 Napoleon's fortunes slowly declined.
>France wasn't a military powerhouse before the Revolution
nice meme though
>France fights under dictatorship in 1879
The third republic......Jesus.
Born out Prussian cucking and died in Nazi cuckdom.
Couldn't compete against the protestant work ethic.
>France fights under fledgling socialist dictatorship in WW2
U wot?
those are some really vague connections
France lost the Franco-Prussian war under the Second Empire.