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Battes
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This battle began the 'Race to the Sea' and led to the dismissal of General Moltke
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First Battle of the Marne
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Battle which established the Duchy of Normandy
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Siege of Chartres
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Coastal battle in the Peninsular War
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Battle of Bayonne
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English landing in France during the Hundred Years' War
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Siege of Calais
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Deadly WWI battle which forced the Germans to retreat to the Hindenburg Line
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Battle of the Somme
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This 'battle' is celebrated as a national holiday on July 14ᵗʰ
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Storming of the Bastille
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Napoleon III was captured during this Franco-Prussian War battle
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Battle of Sedan
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One of the first major Hundred Years' War battles which resulted in the capture of the Count of Eu
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Battle of Caen
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Lengthy battle in WWI resulting in French victory and heavy casualties
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Battle of Verdun
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Major Franco-Prussian war battle which ended in French surrender
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Siege of Metz
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Coastal battle which resulted in the death of King John of Luxembourg, the Count of Flanders, the Count of Alençon and more
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Battle of Crécy
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Code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy
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Operation Overlord
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Code name for the landing of Allied troops in southern France
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Operation Dragoon
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Bodies of Water
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Sea where one can find the Great Barrier Reef
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Coral Sea
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Major bay whose French name is named after a former region in France
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Bay of Biscay
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Busiest shipping route in the world
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English Channel
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The sea that lies between the Italian Riviera and Corsica
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Ligurian Sea
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Longest river in France
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Loire River
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River which forms most of the Franco-German border
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Rhine River
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River which goes through Lake Geneva and into the Mediterranean Sea
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Rhone River
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17 million people live along this river's basin
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Seine River
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This river's name comes for its Latin name, 'Mosa' which means maze in english
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Meuse River
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Mountains
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One of the highest mountains in Europe located on the border with Italy
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Mont Blanc
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There is an astronomical observatory at the peak of this mountain close to Spain
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Pic du Midi de Bigorre
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Massive mountain range which spans through eight different countries
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Alps
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This range goes along the France-Spain border and Andorra
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Pyrenees
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People
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Philosopher and scientist who came up with 'Cogito ergo sum'
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René Descartes
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Fashion designer famous for Fragrance No. 5
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Coco Chanel
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Former president who led Free France during the Nazi occupation of France
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Charles de Gaulle
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Longest reigning monarch who is nicknamed, the Sun King
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Louis XIV
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Saint who fought during the Hundred Years' War and was burned at the stake for witchcraft
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Joan of Arc
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Engineer who partially designed the Statue of Liberty, Garabit Viaduct and more
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Gustave Eiffel
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Marshal and leader of Vichy France
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Philippe Pétain
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Current president of France and co-prince of Andorra
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Emmanuel Macron
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Author who wrote Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
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Victor Hugo
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King of Italy and Emperor of Elba who died in Saint Helena
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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Four time Formula 1 World Champion who started his own team
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Alain Prost
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Co-inventor of SCUBA and director of 'The Silent World'
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Jacques Yves Cousteau
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French aristocrat and major general of the Continental Army
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Marquis de Lafayette
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Chemist who invented the pasteurisation process and is nicknamed, the father of bacteriology
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Louis Pasteur
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Quotes
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In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.
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Cook with butter in the North, olive oil in the South.
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If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in France.
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How can anyone govern a nation that has 246 varieties of cheese?
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