According to the British historian Niall Ferguson, France has participated in 50 of the 125 major European wars fought since 1495, and in 168 battles fought since 387 BC, they have won 109, drawn 10 and lost 49: this makes France the most successful military power in European history - in terms of number of fought…

Saved by American? LOL. In the WWI, we losed 1,4 million of soldiers. USA arrived 3 years later, and losed 100 000 soldiers.