5 Facts About French Armed Forces

1. The French Armed Forces, having had 28,000 casualties and being unable to pursue the Russians, fell back into winter quarters along the Passarge.

2. The French Armed Forces were now within easy reach of the frontier, the Austrians could no longer intervene, and the Russians were behind the Vistula.

3. The French Armed Forces have played a leading role in the ongoing UN peacekeeping mission along the Lebanon—Israel border as part of the cease-fire agreement that brought the 2006 Lebanon War to an end.

4. The French Armed Forces have played a leading role in the ongoing UN peacekeeping mission along the Lebanon-Israel border as part of the cease-fire agreement that brought the 2006 Lebanon War to an end.

5. The French Armed Forces are key players in the adaptation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe to the new strategic environment.