tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post944212499141327852..comments2024-03-29T02:15:23.532-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Anniversary of the French 1870 Defeat at Sedansnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-54188784558626272482014-08-31T15:41:24.213-07:002014-08-31T15:41:24.213-07:00French defeat further ended France's influence...French defeat further ended France's influence on military practices. The decline of France as a major world power began at Sedan. The desire for Revanche smoldered for 40 years and contributed to the Great War. 1914-1918 left France exhausted and 1940 drove the point home that France's influence eclipsed. bill o'neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987598176551650867noreply@blogger.com