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On the Western front before the battle of the Somme 1916 the british were a junior partner. Even in 1918 the French had 102 divisions and British 60 divisions. On the ground it's mainly the French who defeated the German a little like the Soviets in WW2.

France has always been among the strongest military powers even when it lost, like all countries French had good and bad periods in their military history. they have 4 "bad periods" in their military history. -Approximetaly half of the Hundred year's war. -The seven years' war 1756 1763...

The battle of Abukir 1799. Napoleon with a small army wiped out a turkish army of 18 000 soldiers only few turks escaped to the disaster, french casualties were low.

1) Roman legions 2) French army under Napoleon Bonaparte 3) Swedish army between early 17th century until great Northern War 4) German army WWII 5) Prussian army of Frederick II 6) Spanish Tercios XVIth century 7) English longbowmen between Crecy 1346 and Agincourt 1415

Montgomery is an intruder in this list... Britain had good commanders much better than Montgomery, Marlborough for exemple. Mongomery wasn't a bad general but he wasn't a good either.

figures and casualties for middle age wars are always exaggerated. it's irrelevant New historical research about Agincourt Until recently, Agincourt has been feted as one of the greatest victories in English military history. But, in Agincourt, A New History (2005), Anne Curry makes...

Wellington would lost without Blücher. burgos ? toulouse ? quatre Bras ? No he didn't. Blucher and Wellington together defeated Napoloeon. Blucher saved Wellington at Waterloo. "Give me Blücher...or give me night..." Wellington He just won more battles than any other general...

The "Ogre"

Ottoman empire

Do you think French and British would have won the war without USA ?

John Talbot Two battles two defeats ( Patay Castillon )